Telma
#15,387 most common girls' name of all time · #25,452 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1915–2025
Rank among girls
#15,387
Rank overall
#25,452 of 105,966
First appeared
1915
Years on the list
40 of 146
All-time
276
Since 2016
21
Peak year
1976 #4,681
Best rank
#4,679 1957
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Telma first appears in 1915. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,047 |
| 2024 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,622 |
| 2017 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,707 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,951 |
| 2002 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,736 |
| 2001 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,562 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,921 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,645 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,745 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,514 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,549 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,018 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,883 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,718 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,473 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,632 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | 9 | #6,815 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,419 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,276 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,543 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,173 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,975 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,016 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | 13 | #4,681 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | 12 | #4,924 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,395 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,644 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,140 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,239 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,817 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,260 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,231 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,014 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,772 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,625 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,106 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,047 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,679 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,353 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,932 |