Total births
111
Girls' name · since 1960
Telesia
111 babies named Telesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15631
- among girls today
- 111
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other girls
111 babies have been named Telesia since 1960, making it today's #15631 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Telesia recorded 111 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #15631 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2024.
- #15631 among girls today
- 111 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
- 12% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Telesia is currently the #15631 girls' name in America, more common than 12% of girls - 111 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15631
- among girls today
- 111
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other girls
Telesia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15631
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 12% of names given to girls today.
1970s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Telesia was born in this single decade.
1961
Single peak year
8 babies were named Telesia in 1961 - its busiest year on record.
How Telesia compares
111 26th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Telesia's all-time total is 71% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Telesia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 111 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Telesia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Telesia's full recorded timeline at 1992, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Telesia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1961
Current rank
#15,631
Active since
1960
Telesia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2024
- Peak year (1961)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Telesia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Telesia's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Telesia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 25 births (23% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Telesia? ▼
Telesia has been given to 111 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #15631 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 1961, its single highest year.
When was Telesia most popular? ▼
Telesia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Telesia been used? ▼
Telesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Telesia? ▼
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.
What to do with Telesia's data
- Telesia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Telesia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1960–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Telesia: #15631 Girls' Name - 111 Births, Peak 1961." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/telesia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Telesia 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 June 2026.