Talitha
Talitha was the 3638th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 1069th; the most babies were born in 1982 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved down 551 places. More babies were named Talitha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,638 girls, down 1,141 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198290 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,521babies recorded
Talitha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,638 | 42 |
| 2020 | #2,497 | 70 |
| 2010 | #3,807 | 41 |
| 2000 | #3,016 | 47 |
| 1990 | #2,690 | 44 |
| 1980 | #1,459 | 84 |
| 1970 | #2,637 | 28 |
| 1960 | #4,737 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,399 | 11 |
| 1940 | #4,292 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,030 | 10 |
| 1920 | #3,314 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,711 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Talitha, counting every spelling?
Talitha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Talitha?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Talitha (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Talitha 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 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Talitha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Talitha?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Talitha are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 16 and 47. That makes Talitha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Talitha by state
How common Talitha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Talitha
How popular is the name Talitha?
Talitha was the 3638th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 1069th; the most babies were born in 1982 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved down 551 places. More babies were named Talitha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Talitha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Talitha in the US.
Where is Talitha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Talitha was most common in Arizona (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and North Carolina.