Boys' name · since 1974
Telley
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Telley, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
45 boys have been named Telley since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Telley recorded 45 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1974 to 1981.
- #22,969 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 45 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Telley ranks #22,969 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Telley's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Telley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Telley splits its recorded history at 1976: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Telley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1981
- Peak year (1974)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Telley by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (40 births, 89% of the file).
1970s was Telley's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Telley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 40 births (89% of all-time use).
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What to do with Telley's data
- Telley's decade-level peak was the 1970s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Telley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1974–1981 (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 Telley 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.