Recorded 1989–2023 Girls' name Peak 2014 84 births

Teliah — girls' name

84 babies named Teliah in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s242000s252010s252020s5
2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Teliah was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

9 babies were named Teliah in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Teliah between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teliah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teliah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Teliah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teliah 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 84 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.

Teliah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

84

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2014

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Teliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
9
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Teliah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 30% of Teliah's all-time total
1980s51990s242000s252010s252020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teliah?
84 babies have been named Teliah since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 9 births.
When was Teliah most popular?
Teliah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Teliah been used?
Teliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Teliah?
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, 1989–2023 (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.