Masculine dossier · first seen 1967

Telly

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1974

Peak era

1974

Peak births

294

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Telly

How many people are named Telly?

An estimated 1,426 living Americans are named Telly.

How rare is Telly?

Telly fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Telly?

The median age of a living American named Telly is approximately 50 years, with most bearers falling between 37 and 51 years old.

Is Telly still popular?

Not especially. Telly has been declining since its 1974 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Telly most common?

Telly has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 5.2× more often than the national baseline.

1967Peak 19742025

Peak year

1974

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,527

Telly fell hard after 1974. Within five years it had dropped 92% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Telly peaked in 1974, when 294 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,527 Americans named Telly since 1967.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1974

Living profile

1,443

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age50

Core range40–51

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

South Carolina

5.2× higher affinity than the national baseline.

South Carolina · 1970s 5.2×

Georgia · 1970s 4.3×

Louisiana · 1970s 3.4×