Taliyah
Taliyah was the 1143rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 203 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 656th; the most babies were born in 2008 (458). Over the last ten years it has moved down 347 places. More babies were named Taliyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,143 girls, down 129 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 203girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008458 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,900babies recorded
Taliyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,143 | 203 |
| 2020 | #1,014 | 249 |
| 2010 | #690 | 414 |
| 2000 | #1,243 | 158 |
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How popular is Taliyah, counting every spelling?
Taliyah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #998 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,143 for Taliyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 240 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taliyah | 203 | #1,143 | 1,086 |
| Taliya | 32 | #4,448 | 173 |
| Taaliyah | 5 | #17,002 | 25 |
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 Taliyah?
203 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Taliyah (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Taliyah 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 41 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Taliyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Taliyah?
About 8,800 people born in the US named Taliyah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 21. That makes Taliyah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Taliyah by state
How common Taliyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (6.1×), Louisiana (3.0×), South Carolina (3.0×), Alabama (2.8×), Georgia (2.6×). In 28 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 Taliyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Taliyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Taliyah
How popular is the name Taliyah?
Taliyah was the 1143rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 203 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 656th; the most babies were born in 2008 (458). Over the last ten years it has moved down 347 places. More babies were named Taliyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Taliyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Taliyah in the US.
Where is Taliyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Taliyah was most common in Mississippi (0.81 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and South Carolina.