Tel Popularity by Year

Follow Tel across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Tel birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2024Boys8#8,987Up 776 places
2023Boys7#9,763Up 60 places
2022Boys7#9,823Up 2,199 places
2020Boys5#12,022Up 134 places
2018Boys5#12,156Down 48 places
2014Boys5#12,108Down 1,380 places
2013Boys6#10,728Up 38 places
2010Boys6#10,766Up 1,787 places
2008Boys5#12,553Down 2,402 places
2005Boys6#10,151Down 203 places
2004Boys6#9,948Down 2,305 places
2002Boys8#7,643Up 2,913 places
2001Boys5#10,556Down 3,140 places
2000Boys8#7,416Up 1,288 places
1999Boys6#8,704Down 3,062 places
1997Boys10#5,642Down 107 places
1996Boys10#5,535Down 83 places
1994Boys10#5,452Up 776 places
1993Boys8#6,228Up 1,194 places
1992Boys6#7,422Down 903 places
1991Boys7#6,519Down 104 places
1990Boys7#6,415Down 1,604 places
1989Boys10#4,811Up 1,615 places
1988Boys6#6,426Down 1,853 places
1987Boys9#4,573Up 759 places
1986Boys7#5,332Down 1,527 places
1985Boys11#3,805