Recorded 1985–2023 · United States
Tesla was most popular in 2016, when 180 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,384 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,687 people named Tesla.
Across the whole record Tesla is a girl’s name — 96.4% of the 2,687 Americans given it were girls and 3.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 92% girls and 8% 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.
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