Girls' name · since 1967
Talaya
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 1,527 babies named Talaya, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,527
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Talaya is the #5137 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,527 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talaya has been recorded 1,527 times among girls since 1967, currently ranked #5137 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #5,630 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,137 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,527 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talaya ranks #5,630 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,137 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,527 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,527
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Talaya's 1,527 recorded births place it above 92.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Talaya compares
1,527 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Talaya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Talaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Talaya splits its recorded history at 1996: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Talaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Talaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (438 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Talaya's strongest decade.
438 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Talaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 165
1980s
165 births
- 1990s
1990s
266 births
- 2000s
2000s
438 births
- 2010s
2010s
345 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 438 births (29% of all-time use).
How Talaya 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 Talaya's total volume
Talaya by state
Where Talaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 32 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #3 | California | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 11 | 0.7% |
32 of 1,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Talaya appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Talaya's data
- Talaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (438 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Talayas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Talaya 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.