Recorded 1921–2023 Girls' name Peak 1984 701 births

Telia — girls' name

701 babies named Telia in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s51940s51950s101960s441970s741980s1731990s1382000s1392010s912020s16
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Telia was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

34 babies were named Telia in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telia

The Social Security Administration has registered 701 babies named Telia between 1921 and 2023, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Telia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Telia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Telia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telia 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 701 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.

Telia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

701

Since 1921

103 years of records

Peak year

1984

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1921

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2023

Telia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1921

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1984)
34
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Telia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
173 births that decade — 25% of Telia's all-time total
1920s61930s51940s51950s101960s441970s741980s1731990s1382000s1392010s912020s16

Telia by state

Where Telia concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Telia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 0.7%
Georgia share of Telia's total US births 0.7%

5 of 701 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telia?
701 babies have been named Telia since 1921. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1984 with 34 births.
When was Telia most popular?
Telia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Telia most popular?
The top states for the name Telia are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Telia been used?
Telia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 103 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Telia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Telisha, Telisa, Tela, Telicia, 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, 1921–2023 (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.