Recorded 1920–1934 Boys' name Peak 1921 28 births

Telesfor — boys' name

28 babies named Telesfor in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s231930s5
1920s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Telesfor was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Telesfor in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telesfor

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Telesfor between 1920 and 1934, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Telesfor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telesfor performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Telesfor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Telesfor in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telesfor 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 28 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.

Telesfor at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

28

Since 1920

15 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1920

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1934

Telesfor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1920

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Telesfor by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 82% of Telesfor's all-time total
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Telesfor by state

Where Telesfor concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Telesfor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
10 35.7%
New Mexico share of Telesfor's total US births 35.7%

10 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telesfor?
28 babies have been named Telesfor since 1920. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1921 with 7 births.
When was Telesfor most popular?
Telesfor was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Telesfor most popular?
The top states for the name Telesfor are New Mexico (10 births).
How long has the name Telesfor been used?
Telesfor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 15 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Telesfor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Telly, Telvin, Telford, Tellis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1920–1934 (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.