Tell is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1988 and remains in steady use.
Tell is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,182 for boy births in the United States (and #17,056 across all names), given to 10 babies. Tell first appears in 1982 and peaked in 1988 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #8,182 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,768 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #10,689 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #10,685 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #12,075 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #7,978 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #13,844 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #12,003 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #10,634 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #9,506 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #10,636 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #14,282 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #13,809 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #11,428 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #11,131 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,885 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #10,172 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,682 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #6,172 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,888 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #6,354 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,809 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #3,890 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #4,546 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,805 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #5,101 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,917 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,313 |