Girls' name · since 1967
Tali
Tali has 1,463 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,942 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,463
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tali is the #2942 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,463 recorded since 1967.
Tali has 1,463 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2942 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #5,794 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,942 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,463 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tali ranks #5,794 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,942 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,463 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,942 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,463
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tali's 1,463 recorded births place it above 91.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tali compares
1,463 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Tali's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tali | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,463 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tali's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tali popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Currently ranks #2942 among girls.
1,463 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 60 births in a single year.
Tali popularity over time - boys
72 total births recorded since 1990 (Tali as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Tali accounts for 5% of total recorded use across both genders.
Tali by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (380 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Tali's strongest decade.
380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Tali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 106
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
209 births
- 2000s
2000s
275 births
- 2010s
2010s
380 births
- 2020s
2020s
318 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 380 births (26% of all-time use).
Tali decade highlights
- Peak decade 380 births
- Runner-up 318 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Tali 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 Tali's total volume
Tali by state
Where Tali concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 169 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 153 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 34 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
169 of 1,463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 11.6% of nationwide
- California 10.5% of nationwide
- Florida 2.3% of nationwide
- Texas 0.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 11.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Tali's data
- Tali's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (380 total births) through the 2020s (318) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Talis (169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Tali 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.
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