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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Telly

Telly was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 469th with 294 babies. More babies were named Telly in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1974294 babies
Total since 1880
1,609babies recorded

Telly popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 82 since 1969.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#7,44811
2010#14,0365
2000#3,52424
1990#5,7669
1980#2,36022
1970——
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Telly, counting every spelling?

Telly has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Telly?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Telly are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 37 and 51. That makes Telly mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Telly by state

How common Telly was among boys born in each state in 1972–1976, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (5.0×), Georgia (4.0×), Louisiana (3.6×), North Carolina (3.3×), Mississippi (3.3×). In 31 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWI0.08Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesIL0.15Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMO0.13Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesVA0.13Maryland: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMD0.11Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesAR0.08Tennessee: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesTN0.19North Carolina: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesNC0.34South Carolina: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesSC0.52District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesLA0.38Mississippi: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesMS0.34Alabama: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesAL0.27Georgia: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesGA0.42Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesFL0.19
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Telly, boys, 1972–1976. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Telly: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Telly, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Telly

How popular is the name Telly?

Telly was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 469th with 294 babies. More babies were named Telly in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Telly a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Telly in the US.

Where was Telly most popular?

In 1972–1976, Telly was most common in South Carolina (0.52 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Louisiana.