Boys' name · since 1975
Telvis
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Telvis, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Telvis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1975.
Telvis has 21 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1993.
- #28,850 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Telvis ranks #28,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Telvis's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Telvis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Telvis's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Telvis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1993
- Peak year (1977)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Telvis by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Telvis's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Telvis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Telvis's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Telvis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1975–1993 (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 Telvis 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.