How Many People Are Named Telena?

An estimated 277 people in the United States have the first name Telena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Telena peaked in popularity in 1969 with 14 births that year.

Below you will find a full statistical profile of Telena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Telena paired with any surname.

Estimated Living Americans

277

About 1 in 1,237,380 people in the U.S.

Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Predicted Gender

Female

100.0% confidence

Average Age

46

years old

Peak Year

1969

14 births

Total Registered

304

since 1880

Gender Distribution for Telena

Telena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 304 total births registered, 100.0% were female.

Male 0 (0.0%)
Female 304 (100.0%)

Telena as a female name

Ranked #17,310 in 2008

6 female births in 2008

Peak: 1969 (14 births)

Telena: Popularity Over Time

SSA records for Telena span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 91 babies were registered. Telena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.

0 3 6 8 11 14 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Telena by Decade

How has Telena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.

Decade Total Male Female
1960s 77 0 77
1970s 91 0 91
1980s 70 0 70
1990s 39 0 39
2000s 27 0 27

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Telena: Questions and Answers

How many people in the U.S. are named Telena?

We estimate approximately 277 people named Telena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,237,380 Americans share this first name.

Is Telena a common name?

Telena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 304 births have been registered with this name since 1880.

When was Telena most popular?

Telena reached peak popularity in 1969, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Telena is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.

Is Telena a female name?

Telena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.

How many Telena Smiths are there?

To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Telena Smith, Telena Johnson, Telena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.

Where does this data come from?

Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.

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