Recorded 1976–1999 Girls' name Peak 1989 74 births

Telsa — girls' name

74 babies named Telsa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s101990s57
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.

What the Data Says About Telsa

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Telsa between 1976 and 1999, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Telsa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telsa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Telsa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telsa 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 74 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.

Telsa at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

74

Since 1976

24 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1976

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1999

Telsa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1976

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 1999199619951994199319921991199019891976 7

Telsa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 77% of Telsa's all-time total
1970s71980s101990s57

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?
Telsa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 24 years of data 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.

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, 1976–1999 (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.