How Many People Are Named Telisa?
An estimated 985 people in the United States have the first name Telisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Telisa peaked in popularity in 1973 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Telisa 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 Telisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
985
About 1 in 347,974 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1973
47 births
Total Registered
1,097
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Telisa
Telisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,097 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Telisa as a female name
Ranked #17,453 in 2007
6 female births in 2007
Peak: 1973 (47 births)
Telisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Telisa span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 335 babies were registered. Telisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Telisa by Decade
How has Telisa 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.
Telisa by State
Birth registrations for Telisa span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in New York, Alabama, North Carolina. On average, about 12 Telisas were registered per state.
Telisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Telisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Telisa
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Telisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Telisa?
We estimate approximately 985 people named Telisa 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 347,974 Americans share this first name.
Is Telisa a common name?
Telisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,097 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Telisa most popular?
Telisa reached peak popularity in 1973, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Telisa is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Telisa a female name?
Telisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Telisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Telisa Smith, Telisa Johnson, Telisa 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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