Total births
67
Girls' name · since 2002
Tahliyah
67 babies named Tahliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 67
- total births
- 2002–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Tahliyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 67 have been recorded since 2002.
Tahliyah has 67 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2021.
- 67 total births
- 2002–2021 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
67 girls have been named Tahliyah since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.
- 67
- total births
- 2002–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Tahliyah was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
10 babies were named Tahliyah in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Tahliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tahliyah splits its recorded history at 2009: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tahliyah at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Tahliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tahliyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tahliyah's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Tahliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tahliyah? ▼
Tahliyah has been given to 67 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 10 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Tahliyah most popular? ▼
Tahliyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Tahliyah been used? ▼
Records for Tahliyah go back to 2002, giving 20 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Tahliyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tahlia, Tahira, Tahirah, Tahnee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Tahliyah's data
- Tahliyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tahliyah
Nearby Names Like Tahliyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tahliyah
Tahlia Girl
#1889 3,504 births
Tahira Girl
#6240 1,298 births
Tahirah Girl
930 births
Tahnee Girl
919 births
Tahani Girl
#3357 745 births
Compare Tahliyah side by side: Tahliyah vs Tahlia Tahliyah vs Tahira Tahliyah vs Tahirah
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tahliyah: Baby Name Since 2002 - 67 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tahliyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tahliyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.