Shooting star or panther across the sky
Derived from the Shawnee word 'TekoomsΔ', it is most often translated as 'shooting star' or 'panther leaping across the sky'. The name is deeply associated with the Shawnee leader who attempted to organize a confederacy of tribes to resist white settlement. It carries a legacy of leadership, resistance, and celestial power.
Less common today
Tecumseh isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,488 in 1995.
Shawnee chief and warrior who organized a Native American confederacy
Union General during the American Civil War named in honor of the chief
The protagonist of the novel The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet Β· The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
