Girls' name · since 1884
Telitha
207 babies named Telitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1884
- 1970s
- peak decade
Telitha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 207 have been recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Telitha recorded 207 times among girls since 1884, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1989.
- #19,496 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 207 born since 1884
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Telitha ranks #19,496 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1884, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1884
- 1970s
- peak decade
Telitha's 207 recorded births place it above 73.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Telitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Telitha's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Telitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1989
- Peak year (1981)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Telitha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (54 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Telitha's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Telitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 54 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Telitha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 1980s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Telitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Telitha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.