Girls' name · since 1976
Taliah
Taliah has 3,462 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,462
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Taliah is the #2085 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,462 recorded since 1976.
Taliah has 3,462 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2085 as of the latest data, more common than 88% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #3,285 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,085 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,462 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taliah ranks #3,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,085 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,462 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,462
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taliah's 3,462 recorded births place it above 95.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Taliah compares
3,462 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Taliah's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taliah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,462 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 148 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taliah's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 148, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Taliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,180 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Taliah's strongest decade.
1,180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Taliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 81
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 201
1980s
201 births
- 1990s 406
1990s
406 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,000 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,180 births
- 2020s
2020s
594 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,180 births (34% of all-time use).
How Taliah 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 Taliah's total volume
Taliah by state
Where Taliah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 286 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 242 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 192 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 170 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 131 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 98 | 2.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 89 | 2.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 75 | 2.2% |
286 of 3,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Taliah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taliah's data
- Taliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,180 total births) through the 2020s (594) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Taliahs (286 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taliah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Taliah 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.