Recorded 1975–1993 Boys' name Peak 1977 21 births

Telvis — boys' name

21 babies named Telvis in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111990s10
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Telvis was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Telvis in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Telvis

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Telvis between 1975 and 1993, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Telvis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telvis performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Telvis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telvis 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 21 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.

Telvis at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

21

Since 1975

19 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1975

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1993

Telvis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1975

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 1993199119771975 5

Telvis by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 52% of Telvis's all-time total
1970s111990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Telvis?
21 babies have been named Telvis since 1975. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1977 with 6 births.
When was Telvis most popular?
Telvis was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Telvis been used?
Telvis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 19 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Telvis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Telly, Telvin, Telford, Tellis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–1993 (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.