Recorded 1979–1984 Girls' name Peak 1982 18 births

Talethia — girls' name

18 babies named Talethia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s13
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Talethia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

7 babies were named Talethia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talethia

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Talethia between 1979 and 1984, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Talethia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talethia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Talethia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talethia 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 18 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.

Talethia at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

18

Since 1979

6 years of records

Peak year

1982

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1979

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1984

Talethia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1979

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1982)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Talethia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 72% of Talethia's all-time total
1970s51980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talethia?
18 babies have been named Talethia since 1979. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1982 with 7 births.
When was Talethia most popular?
Talethia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Talethia been used?
Talethia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 6 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Talethia?
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.

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, 1979–1984 (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.