Girls' name · since 1970
Talea
Talea has 868 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 868
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Talea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 868 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talea has been recorded 868 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1970 to 2024.
- #8,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 868 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talea ranks #8,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 868 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 868
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Talea's 868 recorded births place it above 88.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Talea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talea's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Talea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (281 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Talea's strongest decade.
281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Talea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
281 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 281 births (32% of all-time use).
How Talea 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 Talea's total volume
Talea by state
Where Talea concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
21 of 868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Talea's data
- Talea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (281 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taleas (21 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Talea 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.