Tesla is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2016 and has since faded.
Tesla is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Tesla was first reported in SSA data in 1985 and peaked in 2015 (167 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #8,451 | — |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #6,446 | — |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #4,711 | — |
| 2020 | 57 | 57 | #3,177 | #10,487 |
| 2019 | 80 | 80 | #2,426 | #11,988 |
| 2018 | 111 | 111 | #1,924 | #10,627 |
| 2017 | 145 | 145 | #1,624 | #7,494 |
| 2016 | 180 | 180 | #1,433 | #5,292 |
| 2015 | 173 | 173 | #1,403 | #11,940 |
| 2014 | 122 | 122 | #1,817 | #8,720 |
| 2013 | 149 | 149 | #1,596 | #6,205 |
| 2012 | 105 | 105 | #1,971 | #14,004 |
| 2011 | 80 | 80 | #2,587 | #8,002 |
| 2010 | 59 | 59 | #2,936 | — |
| 2009 | 66 | 66 | #2,888 | #14,291 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | #4,080 | — |
| 2007 | 33 | 33 | #4,559 | — |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #4,563 | — |
| 2005 | 28 | 28 | #4,818 | — |
| 2004 | 34 | 34 | #4,163 | — |
| 2003 | 23 | 23 | #5,405 | — |
| 2002 | 35 | 35 | #3,802 | — |
| 2001 | 36 | 36 | #3,701 | — |
| 2000 | 36 | 36 | #3,655 | — |
| 1999 | 55 | 55 | #2,604 | — |
| 1998 | 53 | 53 | #2,613 | — |
| 1997 | 79 | — | #1,881 | — |
| 1996 | 83 | — | #1,791 | — |
| 1995 | 95 | — | #1,596 | — |
| 1994 | 96 | — | #1,592 | — |
| 1993 | 108 | — | #1,484 | — |
| 1992 | 145 | — | #1,205 | — |
| 1991 | 122 | — | #1,351 | — |
| 1990 | 107 | — | #1,466 | — |
| 1989 | 27 | — | #3,779 | — |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #4,645 | — |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,945 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #12,348 | — |