Girls' name · since 1953
Tala
3,497 babies named Tala in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,212 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,497
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tala currently ranks #1212 among girls' names in America, with 3,497 babies recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Tala recorded 3,497 times among girls since 1953, holding rank #1212 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #3,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,212 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,497 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tala ranks #3,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,212 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,497 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,212 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,497
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tala's 3,497 recorded births place it above 95.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tala compares
3,497 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tala's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,497 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 187 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tala's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 187, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 187
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Tala by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,259 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Tala's strongest decade.
1,259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 101
1980s
101 births
- 1990s 380
1990s
380 births
- 2000s
2000s
763 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,259 births
- 2020s
2020s
935 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,259 births (36% of all-time use).
How Tala compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tala's total volume
Tala by state
Where Tala concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 487 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 279 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 193 | 5.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 160 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 150 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 144 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 112 | 3.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 77 | 2.2% |
487 of 3,497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Tala appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tala's data
- Tala's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,259 total births) through the 2020s (935) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Talas (487 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
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, 1953–2025 (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 Tala 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.