Boys' name · since 1914
Telesforo
251 babies named Telesforo in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 251
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
251 boys have been named Telesforo since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Telesforo has 251 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1997.
- #11,649 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 251 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Telesforo ranks #11,649 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 251 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 251
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Telesforo's 251 recorded births place it above 74.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Telesforo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Telesforo's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1933 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Telesforo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1997
- Peak year (1933)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Telesforo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (51 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Telesforo's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Telesforo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (20% of all-time use).
Telesforo by state
Where Telesforo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 83 | 33.1% |
83 of 251 births nationwide.
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What to do with Telesforo's data
- Telesforo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Telesforos (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Telesforo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
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, 1914–1997 (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 Telesforo 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.