Girls' name · since 1972
Taleah
Taleah has 2,727 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,410 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,727
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,727 babies have been named Taleah since 1972, making it today's #3410 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Taleah recorded 2,727 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #3410 nationally today, ahead of 80% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #3,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,410 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,727 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taleah ranks #3,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,410 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,727 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,410 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,727
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taleah's 2,727 recorded births place it above 94.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Taleah compares
2,727 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Taleah's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,727 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 130 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taleah splits its recorded history at 2000: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 130 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Taleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,027 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Taleah's strongest decade.
1,027 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Taleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 143
1980s
143 births
- 1990s 295
1990s
295 births
- 2000s
2000s
910 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,027 births
- 2020s 315
2020s
315 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,027 births (38% of all-time use).
How Taleah 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 Taleah's total volume
Taleah by state
Where Taleah concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 188 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 112 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 98 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 91 | 3.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 62 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 51 | 1.9% |
188 of 2,727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Taleah appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taleah's data
- Taleah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,027 total births); usage has since declined to 315 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Taleahs (188 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 popularity rank to Taleah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Taleah 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.