Talayah
Talayah was the 2814th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 570 places. More babies were named Talayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,814 girls, up 1,182 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202561 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,050babies recorded
Talayah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,814 | 61 |
| 2020 | #3,996 | 36 |
| 2010 | #4,959 | 29 |
| 2000 | #12,992 | 7 |
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How popular is Talayah, counting every spelling?
Talayah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,667 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,814 for Talayah on its own. Together these spellings went to 108 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talayah | 61 | #2,814 | 280 |
| Talaya | 25 | #5,222 | 138 |
| Taleia | 15 | #7,453 | 27 |
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 Talayah?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Talayah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Talayah 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 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Talayah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Talayah?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Talayah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Talayah 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.
Talayah by state
How common Talayah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Talayah
How popular is the name Talayah?
Talayah was the 2814th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 570 places. More babies were named Talayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Talayah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Talayah in the US.
Where is Talayah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Talayah was most common in Georgia (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Florida.