Recorded 1965–2007 Girls' name Peak 1991 489 births

Telicia — girls' name

489 babies named Telicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s1491980s1611990s1192000s42
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Telicia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

28 babies were named Telicia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 489 babies named Telicia between 1965 and 2007, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Telicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telicia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Telicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Telicia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telicia 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 489 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.

Telicia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

489

Since 1965

43 years of records

Peak year

1991

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1965

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2007

Telicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1965

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
28
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Telicia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
161 births that decade — 33% of Telicia's all-time total
1960s181970s1491980s1611990s1192000s42

Telicia by state

Where Telicia concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Telicia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.0%
Florida share of Telicia's total US births 1.0%
Even split

5 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telicia?
489 babies have been named Telicia since 1965. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 28 births.
When was Telicia most popular?
Telicia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Telicia most popular?
The top states for the name Telicia are Florida (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Telicia been used?
Telicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 43 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Telicia?
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, 1965–2007 (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.