Recorded 1977–1979 Girls' name Peak 1979 18 births

Telethia — girls' name

18 babies named Telethia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s18
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Telethia was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Telethia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telethia

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Telethia between 1977 and 1979, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Telethia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telethia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telethia 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 18 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.

Telethia at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

18

Since 1977

3 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1977

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1979

Telethia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1977

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197919781977 5

Telethia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 100% of Telethia's all-time total
1970s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telethia?
18 babies have been named Telethia since 1977. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Telethia most popular?
Telethia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Telethia been used?
Telethia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 3 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Telethia?
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, 1977–1979 (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.