Recorded 1914–1997 Boys' name Peak 1933 251 births

Telesforo — boys' name

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.

1910s61920s511930s421940s391950s301960s231970s221980s271990s11
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Telesforo was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

10 babies were named Telesforo in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telesforo

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Telesforo between 1914 and 1997, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Telesforo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telesforo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Telesforo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Telesforo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telesforo 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 251 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.

Telesforo at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

251

Since 1914

84 years of records

Peak year

1933

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1914

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 1997

Telesforo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1914

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1933)
10
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
4681012 199719831971195419461938192919231914 6

Telesforo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
51 births that decade — 20% of Telesforo's all-time total
1910s61920s511930s421940s391950s301960s231970s221980s271990s11

Telesforo by state

Where Telesforo concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Telesforo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
83 33.1%
Texas share of Telesforo's total US births 33.1%

83 of 251 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telesforo?
251 babies have been named Telesforo since 1914. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1933 with 10 births.
When was Telesforo most popular?
Telesforo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
Where is Telesforo most popular?
The top states for the name Telesforo are Texas (83 births).
How long has the name Telesforo been used?
Telesforo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 84 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Telesforo?
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, 1914–1997 (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.