US rank #2725 Boys' name Peak 2022 988 births

Talha — #2725 US boys' name

988 babies named Talha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s1572000s3262010s2802020s205
#2725
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Talha was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

50 babies were named Talha in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talha

The Social Security Administration has registered 988 babies named Talha between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Talha currently holds the #2725 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Talha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 197 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Talha in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talha 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 988 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.

Talha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

988

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2022

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,725

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Talha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
50
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Talha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
326 births that decade — 33% of Talha's all-time total
1980s201990s1572000s3262010s2802020s205

Talha by state

Where Talha concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Talha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
197 19.9%
#2 California
47 4.8%
#3 Texas
22 2.2%
#4 New Jersey
16 1.6%
#5 Virginia
5 0.5%
New York share of Talha's total US births 19.9%
Even split

197 of 988 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talha?
988 babies have been named Talha since 1986. It currently ranks #2725 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 50 births.
When was Talha most popular?
Talha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 326 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Talha most popular?
The top states for the name Talha are New York (197 births), California (47 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Talha been used?
Talha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Talha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talon, Talmadge, Talan, Talmage, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1986–2024 (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.