Girls' name · since 1971
Telesha
120 babies named Telesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
120 girls have been named Telesha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Telesha recorded 120 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1994.
- #25,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 120 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Telesha ranks #25,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Telesha's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Telesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Telesha's full recorded timeline at 1984, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Telesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1994
- Peak year (1994)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Telesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (52 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Telesha's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Telesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 52 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Telesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 1990s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Telesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1971–1994 (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 Telesha 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.