Recorded 1951–1982 Girls' name Peak 1977 86 births

Teletha — girls' name

86 babies named Teletha in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s311970s321980s11
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Teletha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

9 babies were named Teletha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teletha

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Teletha between 1951 and 1982, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teletha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teletha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Teletha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teletha 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 86 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.

Teletha at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

86

Since 1951

32 years of records

Peak year

1977

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1951

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1982

Teletha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1951

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1977)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
45678910 1982197719731967196319601951 5

Teletha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
32 births that decade — 37% of Teletha's all-time total
1950s121960s311970s321980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teletha?
86 babies have been named Teletha since 1951. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1977 with 9 births.
When was Teletha most popular?
Teletha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Teletha been used?
Teletha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 32 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Teletha?
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, 1951–1982 (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.