Recorded 1976–2007 Girls' name Peak 1984 33 births

Telah — girls' name

33 babies named Telah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s131990s52000s10
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Telah was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Telah in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telah

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Telah between 1976 and 2007, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Telah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Telah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Telah at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

33

Since 1976

32 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1976

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2007

Telah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1976

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Telah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 39% of Telah's all-time total
1970s51980s131990s52000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telah?
33 babies have been named Telah since 1976. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Telah most popular?
Telah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Telah been used?
Telah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 32 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Telah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Telisha, Telisa, Telia, Tela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.