US rank #8518 Girls' name Peak 2004 868 births

Talea — #8518 US girls' name

868 babies named Talea in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s1331990s1932000s2812010s1612020s54
#8518
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Talea was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

40 babies were named Talea in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talea

The Social Security Administration has registered 868 babies named Talea between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Talea currently holds the #8518 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 281 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Talea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Talea in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 868 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Talea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

868

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2004

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,518

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Talea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
40
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198219711970 6

Talea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
281 births that decade — 32% of Talea's all-time total
1970s461980s1331990s1932000s2812010s1612020s54

Talea by state

Where Talea concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Talea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 2.4%
#2 Florida
5 0.6%
#3 Virginia
5 0.6%
California share of Talea's total US births 2.4%
Even split

21 of 868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talea?
868 babies have been named Talea since 1970. It currently ranks #8518 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 40 births.
When was Talea most popular?
Talea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 281 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Talea most popular?
The top states for the name Talea are California (21 births), Florida (5 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Talea been used?
Talea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Talea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.