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.

#31,674 of 72,339
all-time among girls
67
born since 2002
2000s
peak 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.

  • #31,674 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 67 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahliyah ranks #31,674 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#31,674 of 72,339
all-time among girls
67
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tahliyah's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4681012 20022003200420062007200920112012201320142021 5

Tahliyah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 60% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #31,674 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 10 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Tahliyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahliyah ranks #31,674 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tahliyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tahliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.