Feminine dossier · first seen 1985

Tesla

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2015

Peak era

2015

Peak births

167

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen Alpha

Quick answers about Tesla

How many people are named Tesla?

An estimated 2,545 living Americans are named Tesla.

How rare is Tesla?

Tesla 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 Tesla?

The median age of a living American named Tesla is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 31 years old.

Is Tesla still popular?

Not especially. Tesla has been declining since its 2015 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Tesla most common?

Tesla has its strongest geographic signal in Ohio, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.

1985Peak 20152025

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,589

Tesla has a second act. After fading from its 1992 peak, it disappeared for 23 years before finding new momentum in 2015.

Tesla peaked in 2015, when 167 girls were given the name.

No girls 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 2,589 Americans named Tesla since 1985.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen Alpha

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2015

Living profile

2,558

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age17

Core range11–31

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

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

Geographic heartland

Ohio

2.8× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Ohio · 1990s 2.8×