How Many People Are Named Telly?
An estimated 1,513 people in the United States have the first name Telly. It is predominantly male (94.9%). The average bearer is 44 years old, and Telly peaked in popularity in 1974 with 312 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Telly 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 Telly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,513
About 1 in 226,540 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.9% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1974
312 births
Total Registered
1,609
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Telly
Telly is predominantly male (94.9%), though 82 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Telly as a male name
Ranked #13,980 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (294 births)
Telly as a female name
Ranked #7,585 in 1978
8 female births in 1978
Peak: 1975 (19 births)
Telly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Telly span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,121 babies were registered. Telly has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Telly by Decade
How has Telly 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.
Telly by State
Birth registrations for Telly span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina. The lowest are in Indiana, Arkansas, Michigan. On average, about 37 Tellys were registered per state.
Telly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Telly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Telly
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Telly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Telly?
We estimate approximately 1,513 people named Telly 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 226,540 Americans share this first name.
Is Telly a common name?
Telly is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,609 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Telly most popular?
Telly reached peak popularity in 1974, when 312 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Telly is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Telly a male name?
Telly is predominantly male. 94.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Telly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Telly Smith, Telly Johnson, Telly 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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