Recorded 1960–2008 Girls' name Peak 1969 304 births

Telena — girls' name

304 babies named Telena in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s771970s911980s701990s392000s27
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Telena was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

14 babies were named Telena in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telena

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Telena between 1960 and 2008, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Telena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Telena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telena 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 304 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.

Telena at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

304

Since 1960

49 years of records

Peak year

1969

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1960

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2008

Telena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1960

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1969)
14
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
46810121416 200819981989198219771972196719611960 6

Telena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
91 births that decade — 30% of Telena's all-time total
1960s771970s911980s701990s392000s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telena?
304 babies have been named Telena since 1960. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1969 with 14 births.
When was Telena most popular?
Telena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Telena been used?
Telena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 49 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Telena?
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, 1960–2008 (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.