Is Telly a boy or girl name?

Telly is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,609 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.1% were girls and 94.9% were boys.

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Telly

Recorded 1967–2024 · United States

Telly was most popular in 1974, when 312 American babies were given the name — ranking #977 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,609 people named Telly.

Telly over time

Births per year. The dot marks Telly’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Telly a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Telly is mostly a boy’s name — 5.1% of the 1,609 Americans given it were girls and 94.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Telly

Where Telly is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org