Tela
Tela is a town, with a population of 39,920, and a municipality in Honduras on the northern Caribbean coast. It is located in the department of Atlantida.
Meaning & Origin of Tela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tela is a town, with a population of 39,920, and a municipality in Honduras on the northern Caribbean coast. It is located in the department of Atlantida.
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The Story of Tela
Tela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1894, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 45 Telas were born — ranking #2,253 that year. As of 2026, Tela ranks #10,541 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 693 Telas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tela
Tela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 693 births in the dataset. Tela's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #2,253. Use the chart and map above to compare Tela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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