Recorded 1971–1994 Girls' name Peak 1994 120 births

Telesha — girls' name

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.

1970s301980s521990s38
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Telesha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Telesha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Telesha between 1971 and 1994, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Telesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Telesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telesha 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 120 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.

Telesha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

120

Since 1971

24 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1971

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1994

Telesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1971

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
46810121416 1994199019861983198019751971 5

Telesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 43% of Telesha's all-time total
1970s301980s521990s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telesha?
120 babies have been named Telesha since 1971. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Telesha most popular?
Telesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Telesha been used?
Telesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 24 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Telesha?
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, 1971–1994 (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.