Telly is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1974 and has since faded.
Telly is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Telly was first reported in SSA data in 1967 and peaked in 1974 (294 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,029 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,862 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,448 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,761 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,004 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,979 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,594 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,609 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,790 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,216 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,036 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,844 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,914 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,841 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,866 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,250 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,833 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,188 |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,110 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,277 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,524 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,286 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,474 |
| 1997 | 22 | — | — | #3,339 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | — | #4,850 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | — | #3,676 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | — | #3,891 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | — | #3,642 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,631 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #9,480 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,766 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,810 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | — | #4,806 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | — | #3,778 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | — | #4,176 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | — | #3,057 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | — | #2,698 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | — | #2,672 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | — | #2,360 |
| 1979 | 24 | — | — | #2,149 |
| 1978 | 67 | — | #7,584 | #1,168 |
| 1977 | 148 | — | #5,508 | #735 |
| 1976 | 220 | — | #4,876 | #563 |
| 1975 | 296 | — | #3,627 | #483 |
| 1974 | 312 | — | #3,682 | #469 |
| 1973 | 47 | — | #7,370 | #1,326 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,392 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,566 | — |
| 1968 | 8 | — | — | #3,339 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,479 |