Is Tesla a boy or girl name?
Tesla was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 96.4% of the 2,686 US babies named Tesla were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tesla since 1985
- 2,686
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 179 babies
Boys and girls named Tesla, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,438 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,439 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,707 |
| 2020 | 7 | #10,482 | 50 | #3,175 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,986 | 74 | #2,426 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,625 | 104 | #1,924 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,491 | 134 | #1,624 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,289 | 161 | #1,438 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,938 | 167 | #1,403 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,720 | 113 | #1,817 |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,204 | 135 | #1,596 |
| 2012 | 5 | #14,002 | 100 | #1,971 |
| 2011 | 10 | #8,001 | 70 | #2,586 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,936 |
| 2009 | 5 | #14,287 | 61 | #2,888 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 39 | #4,080 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,558 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,563 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,818 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,162 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,403 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,802 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,701 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,655 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,604 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,613 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,881 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,791 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,596 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,592 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,484 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,205 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,351 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,466 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,779 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,644 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,349 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tesla reached #5,289 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #1,205 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.