How Many People Are Named Tellis?
An estimated 230 people in the United States have the first name Tellis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Tellis peaked in popularity in 1975 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tellis 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 Tellis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
230
About 1 in 1,490,236 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1975
25 births
Total Registered
295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tellis
Tellis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 295 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tellis as a male name
Ranked #13,867 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1975 (25 births)
Tellis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tellis span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 119 babies were registered. Tellis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tellis by Decade
How has Tellis 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.
Tellis by State
Tellis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tellis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tellis
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Tellis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tellis?
We estimate approximately 230 people named Tellis 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 1,490,236 Americans share this first name.
Is Tellis a common name?
Tellis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tellis most popular?
Tellis reached peak popularity in 1975, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tellis is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tellis a male name?
Tellis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tellis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tellis Smith, Tellis Johnson, Tellis 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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