Total births
74
Girls' name · since 1976
Telsa
Telsa has 74 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 74
- total births
- 1976–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Telsa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 74 have been recorded since 1976.
Telsa has 74 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1999.
- 74 total births
- 1976–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
74 girls have been named Telsa since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 74
- total births
- 1976–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Telsa was born in this single decade.
1989
Single peak year
10 babies were named Telsa in 1989 - its busiest year on record.
Telsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Telsa's full recorded timeline at 1993, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Telsa at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Telsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1999
- Peak year (1989)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Telsa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Telsa's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Telsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 57 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Telsa? ▼
74 babies have been named Telsa since 1976. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Telsa most popular? ▼
Telsa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Telsa been used? ▼
Records for Telsa go back to 1976, giving 24 years of history through 1999.
What names are similar to Telsa? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Telsa
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1976–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Telsa: Baby Name Since 1976 - 74 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/telsa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Telsa 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 July 2026.