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.
- #26,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Telesia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 111 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Telesia recorded 111 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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.
- #26,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 111 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Telesia ranks #26,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Telesia's 111 recorded births place it above 64.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
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 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
1970s is the heaviest window (25 births, 23% of the file).
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).
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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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Telesia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1960–2024 (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 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 August 2026.