Recorded 1884–1989 Girls' name Peak 1981 207 births

Telitha — girls' name

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.

1880s61890s61900s71910s191920s241930s101950s211960s131970s541980s47
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Telitha was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

12 babies were named Telitha in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Telitha between 1884 and 1989, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Telitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telitha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Telitha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telitha 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 207 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.

Telitha at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

207

Since 1884

106 years of records

Peak year

1981

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1884

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 1989

Telitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1884

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1981)
12
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
468101214 198919811977197219591932192219161884 6

Telitha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
54 births that decade — 26% of Telitha's all-time total
1880s61890s61900s71910s191920s241930s101950s211960s131970s541980s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telitha?
207 babies have been named Telitha since 1884. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1981 with 12 births.
When was Telitha most popular?
Telitha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Telitha been used?
Telitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 106 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Telitha?
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, 1884–1989 (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.