Boys' name · since 1977
Telvin
Telvin has 588 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 588
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
588 boys have been named Telvin since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Telvin recorded 588 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #7,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 588 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Telvin ranks #7,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 588 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 588
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Telvin's 588 recorded births place it above 84.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Telvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Telvin splits its recorded history at 2003: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Telvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Telvin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (443 births, 75% of the file).
1990s was Telvin's strongest decade.
443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Telvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
443 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 443 births (75% of all-time use).
How Telvin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Telvin's total volume
Telvin by state
Where Telvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 61 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 50 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 40 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 34 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 29 | 4.9% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 25 | 4.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 24 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Texas | | 22 | 3.7% |
61 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Telvin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Telvin's data
- Telvin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (443 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Telvins (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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 Telvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1977–2024 (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 Telvin 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.