Girls' name · since 1982

Teleah

Teleah has 142 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,379 of 72,339
all-time among girls
142
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade

Teleah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 142 have been recorded since 1982.

Teleah has 142 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2018.

  • #23,379 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 142 born since 1982
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teleah ranks #23,379 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.

#23,379 of 72,339
all-time among girls
142
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Teleah's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Teleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Teleah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Teleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
468101214 19821994200020032006201220172018 5

Teleah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (64 births, 45% of the file).

2000s was Teleah's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Teleah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teleah? ▼
142 babies have been named Teleah since 1982. All-time, it sits at #23,379 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 13 births.
Where does Teleah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teleah ranks #23,379 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Teleah most popular? ▼
Teleah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Teleah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Teleah since 1982 -- 37 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Teleah? ▼
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.

What to do with Teleah's data

  • Teleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2010s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Teleah

Nearby Names Like Teleah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Teleah

Telisha Girl
1,182 births
Telisa Girl
1,097 births
Telia Girl
#11023 709 births
Tela Girl
693 births
Telicia Girl
489 births

Compare Teleah side by side: Teleah vs Telisha Teleah vs Telisa Teleah vs Telia

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Berda
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Luceil
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Olita
142 births · Peak 1917
Lousie
142 births · Peak 1918
Pauleen
142 births · Peak 1918
Rowene
142 births · Peak 1928
Emerita
142 births · Peak 1982
Marlean
142 births · Peak 1940

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Teleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Teleah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.