Recorded 1982–2018 Girls' name Peak 2006 142 births

Teleah — girls' name

142 babies named Teleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s242000s642010s43
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Teleah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

13 babies were named Teleah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Teleah between 1982 and 2018, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teleah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teleah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Teleah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teleah 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 142 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.

Teleah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

142

Since 1982

37 years of records

Peak year

2006

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1982

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2018

Teleah popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 20182014200820042001199719891982 6

Teleah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 45% of Teleah's all-time total
1980s111990s242000s642010s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teleah?
142 babies have been named Teleah since 1982. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 13 births.
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?
Teleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 37 years of data through 2018.
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.

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, 1982–2018 (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.