Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Italian use, Telesfora is a feminine form of Telesforo. An origin associated with Telesforo is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Telesfora is a feminine form of Telesforo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Telesfora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1906
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1927. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 100 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Telesfora’s family of names
In Italian usage, Telesfora is a feminine form of Telesforo.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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