How Many People Are Named Telesforo?

An estimated 131 people in the United States have the first name Telesforo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Telesforo peaked in popularity in 1933 with 10 births that year.

Below you will find a full statistical profile of Telesforo 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 Telesforo paired with any surname.

Estimated Living Americans

131

About 1 in 2,616,445 people in the U.S.

Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Predicted Gender

Male

100.0% confidence

Average Age

61

years old

Peak Year

1933

10 births

Total Registered

251

since 1880

Gender Distribution for Telesforo

Telesforo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 251 total births registered, 100.0% were male.

Male 251 (100.0%)
Female 0 (0.0%)

Telesforo as a male name

Ranked #10,656 in 1997

5 male births in 1997

Peak: 1933 (10 births)

Telesforo: Popularity Over Time

SSA records for Telesforo span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 51 babies were registered. Telesforo has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.

0 2 4 6 8 10 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990

Telesforo by Decade

How has Telesforo 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
1910s 6 6 0
1920s 51 51 0
1930s 42 42 0
1940s 39 39 0
1950s 30 30 0
1960s 23 23 0
1970s 22 22 0
1980s 27 27 0
1990s 11 11 0

Telesforo by State

Texas 83

Telesforo + Last Name Combinations

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Telesforo: Questions and Answers

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

We estimate approximately 131 people named Telesforo 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 2,616,445 Americans share this first name.

Is Telesforo a common name?

Telesforo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 251 births have been registered with this name since 1880.

When was Telesforo most popular?

Telesforo reached peak popularity in 1933, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Telesforo is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.

Is Telesforo a male name?

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

How many Telesforo Smiths are there?

To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Telesforo Smith, Telesforo Johnson, Telesforo 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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