Gender
Male
Origin
- Greek
- Wise, Best
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Telly
Pronunciation
t(el)-ly
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #468, 293 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #3514, 19 births); most recent 1978 (rank #6941, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 5 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 9 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #3466, 4 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4951, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #5364, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 3 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence