Telma is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 1976 and has grown less common since.
Telma is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,068 for girl births in the United States (and #21,807 across all names), given to 7 babies. Telma was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1976 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #13,068 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #15,082 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #12,627 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #18,181 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #15,244 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #17,740 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,949 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #8,091 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #7,060 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #15,396 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,818 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #12,240 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #7,304 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,782 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #9,209 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #12,028 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #7,254 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #10,397 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #9,006 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #8,106 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #10,099 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #11,325 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,500 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,877 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #5,134 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,826 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,661 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,574 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #9,213 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,391 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #8,082 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,731 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,493 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,434 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #5,954 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,517 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,497 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,878 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,641 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,882 |