Girls' name · since 1997

Taleyah

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 376 babies named Taleyah, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#10683
among girls today
376
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
40%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Taleyah is the #10683 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 376 recorded since 1997.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taleyah has been recorded 376 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #10683 nationally and more common than 40% 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 1997 to 2025.

  • #10683 among girls today
  • 376 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 40% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Taleyah is currently the #10683 girls' name in America, more common than 40% of girls - 376 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#10683
among girls today
376
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
40%
more common than other girls

Taleyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%39.7%
Taleyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10683
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Taleyah was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

31 babies were named Taleyah in 2004 - its busiest year on record.

How Taleyah compares

376 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,726 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

Taleyah's all-time total is 2% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Taleyah Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 376 382 567,345
Peak-year births 31 48 19,840

Taleyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Taleyah splits its recorded history at 2012: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Taleyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

376

Since 1997

29 years of records

Peak year

2004

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,683

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1997

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2025

Taleyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
31
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
010203040 19972003200720112015201920232025 5

Taleyah by decade

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

2000s was Taleyah's strongest decade.

155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Taleyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 155 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Taleyah by state

Where Taleyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taleyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.3%
Texas share of Taleyah's total US births 1.3%

5 of 376 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taleyah?
376 babies have been named Taleyah since 1997. It currently ranks #10683 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 31 births.
When was Taleyah most popular?
Taleyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Taleyah most popular?
The top states for the name Taleyah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Taleyah been used?
Taleyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 29 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Taleyah?
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.

What to do with Taleyah's data

  • Taleyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Taleyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Taleyah: #10683 Girls' Name - 376 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/taleyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Taleyah 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 June 2026.