Tejal

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Pronounced TAY-jul /ˈteɪ.dʒəl/Medium

Meaning: Tejal is a Gujarati girl's name from the Sanskrit tej, meaning light, brilliance, or radiance, so the name is read as lustrous or radiant; it is a genuine, well-used heritage name in Gujarati families.Medium

In 30 seconds: Tejal is a Gujarati girl's name meaning lustrous or radiant, from the Sanskrit tej. It reached a small number of United States girls around 1983 (said TAY-jul).

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Origin MediumSanskrit, Indian

MeaningTejal is a Gujarati girl's name from the Sanskrit tej, meaning light, brilliance, or radiance, so the name is read as lustrous or radiant; it is a genuine, well-used heritage name in Gujarati families.

U.S. rank (2012)#14847 ↘ Falling

2012 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1983

Total births (all-time)≈ 299

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tejal is a genuine Gujarati name meaning radiant that travelled to the United States mainly with Indian immigrant families. It appeared here only faintly, touching a small high around 1983.

Never common in America, it was given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak and appeared thinly into the twenty-first century. A girl named Tejal at that high would be in her early forties today. Among Gujarati families the name remains familiar and well liked.

Did you know? The root of Tejal, the Sanskrit tej, means light or brilliance, the same element behind names like Tejas, so Tejal carries the warm sense of one who shines.

Overall data confidence 70%

References - Tejal — Gujarati/Sanskrit tej, light or brilliance; lustrous, radiant

Variations

TejasviTejashriTeja

Nicknames

TejaTejuTej

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tejal mean?

It is a Gujarati name from the Sanskrit tej, meaning lustrous, radiant, or full of light.

How do you pronounce Tejal?

It is said TAY-jul /ˈteɪ.dʒəl/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Tejal a boy or girl name?

Tejal is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tejal?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties, though it is familiar in Gujarati families.