Tell

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning to narrate or recount; one who tells.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Tell by the numbers

Tell was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 13 babies in 1988, making it a 1980s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Tellyfar-shining; a form of Telemachus or similar9 in the US (2017)
  • Teal24 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Tell

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