Recorded 1960–1989 Girls' name Peak 1968 103 births

Telesa — girls' name

103 babies named Telesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s561970s421980s5
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Telesa was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

13 babies were named Telesa in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Telesa between 1960 and 1989, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Telesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telesa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Telesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telesa 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 103 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.

Telesa at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

103

Since 1960

30 years of records

Peak year

1968

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1960

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1989

Telesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1960

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1968)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 198919771974197119691967196319611960 5

Telesa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
56 births that decade — 54% of Telesa's all-time total
1960s561970s421980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telesa?
103 babies have been named Telesa since 1960. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1968 with 13 births.
When was Telesa most popular?
Telesa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Telesa been used?
Telesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 30 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Telesa?
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, 1960–1989 (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.