Tellis vs Telly

Side-by-side comparison of Tellis and Telly — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tellis

Boy name

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Name B

Telly

Boy name · Rank #12588

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Metric Tellis Telly
Current Rank Unranked #12588
Total Births (all years) 295 1,527
Peak Year 1975 1974
Peak Year Births 25 294
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1967

Births by Decade

Decade Tellis Telly
1910ss 5 —
1920ss 27 —
1930ss 10 —
1940ss 24 —
1950ss 10 —
1960ss 12 13
1970ss 119 1,044
1980ss 29 110
1990ss 25 145
2000ss 24 127
2010ss 10 67
2020ss — 21

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tellis Telly
2014 — 7
2015 — 10
2016 — 6
2017 — 9
2018 5 —
2020 — 11
2021 — 5
2024 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1919–2018.

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