Telena
Telena Monique Cruz Nelson also known as Telena Nelson, was a Democratic senator in the 36th Guam Legislature.
Meaning & Origin of Telena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Telena Monique Cruz Nelson also known as Telena Nelson, was a Democratic senator in the 36th Guam Legislature.
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The Story of Telena
Telena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1960, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1969: 14 births, good for #3,773 nationwide. About 30% of every Telena on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Telena last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 304 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Telena
Telena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 304 births in the dataset. Telena's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #3,773. Use the chart and map above to compare Telena'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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