Tala
Tala was the 1217th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 575 places. More babies were named Tala in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,217 girls, up 326 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 187girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025187 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,497babies recorded
Tala popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,217 | 187 |
| 2020 | #1,543 | 138 |
| 2010 | #2,425 | 78 |
| 2000 | #2,014 | 83 |
| 1990 | #6,832 | 13 |
| 1980 | #6,275 | 11 |
| 1970 | #9,173 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tala, counting every spelling?
Tala is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,165 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,217 for Tala on its own. Together these spellings went to 187 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tala | 187 | #1,217 | 797 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tala?
187 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tala (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tala born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tala.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tala?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Tala are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Tala a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tala by state
How common Tala was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (3.2×), Illinois (2.0×), California (1.8×), Washington (1.6×), Virginia (1.6×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tala: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tala, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tala
How popular is the name Tala?
Tala was the 1217th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 575 places. More babies were named Tala in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tala a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tala in the US.
Where is Tala most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tala was most common in Michigan (0.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and California.