How Many People Are Named Telma?
An estimated 237 people in the United States have the first name Telma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Telma peaked in popularity in 1976 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Telma 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 Telma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
237
About 1 in 1,446,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1976
13 births
Total Registered
269
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Telma
Telma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 269 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Telma as a female name
Ranked #15,033 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1976 (13 births)
Telma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Telma span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 70 babies were registered. Telma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Telma by Decade
How has Telma 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.
Telma by State
Telma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Telma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Telma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Telma?
We estimate approximately 237 people named Telma 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 1,446,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Telma a common name?
Telma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 269 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Telma most popular?
Telma reached peak popularity in 1976, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Telma is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Telma a female name?
Telma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Telma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Telma Smith, Telma Johnson, Telma 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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