Telly peaked in the US in 1974 at #468, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Telly as a boy’s name Share of babies Rank
Telly as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Telly as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 1880 1920 1960 2000 Telly as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Telly as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US 2024 #12,349 (5) 2021 #12,146 (5) 2020 #7,034 (11) 2017 #8,140 (9) 2016 #10,744 (6) 2015 #7,491 (10) 2014 #9,642 (7) 2013 #9,655 (7) 2012 #8,158 (9) 2011 #5,945 (14) 2010 #12,231 (5) 2009 #9,864 (7) 2008 #9,871 (7) 2007 #8,173 (9) 2006 #6,460 (12)
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1974 at #468. First recorded in the US in 1967. In 1978, 12% of US babies named Telly were girls.