Tel
#11,893 most common boys' name of all time · #30,429 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1985–2024
Rank among boys
#11,893
Rank overall
#30,429 of 105,966
First appeared
1985
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
194
Since 2016
32
Peak year
1985 #4,051
Best rank
#4,051 1985
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Tel first appears in 1985. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,290 |
| 2023 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,106 |
| 2022 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,162 |
| 2020 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,644 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,743 |
| 2014 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,721 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,196 |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,266 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,240 |
| 2005 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,679 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,538 |
| 2002 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,049 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,287 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,832 |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,282 |
| 1997 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,938 |
| 1996 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,845 |
| 1994 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,761 |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,631 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,068 |
| 1991 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,060 |
| 1990 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,988 |
| 1989 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,136 |
| 1988 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,105 |
| 1987 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,945 |
| 1986 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,887 |
| 1985 | — | 11 | 11 | #4,051 |