Tellie
The Story of Tellie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Tellie as a girl name dates back to 1900, when 6 babies received it. 1914 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Tellie — #2,434 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Tellie on record arrived during the 1900s, its defining decade. Tellie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1976, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 52 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tellie as a boy name dates back to 1922, when 5 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Tellie — #4,307 in the national rankings. Tellie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1922, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tellie
Tellie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Tellie's peak popularity came in 1914 when it ranked #2,434. Use the chart and map above to compare Tellie'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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