US rank #2150 Girls' name Peak 2009 3,372 births

Taliah — #2150 US girls' name

3,372 babies named Taliah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2150
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Taliah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

148 babies were named Taliah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,372 babies named Taliah between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taliah currently holds the #2150 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 148 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Taliah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 281 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Taliah in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taliah 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 3,372 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.

Taliah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,372

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2009

148 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,150

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
148
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Taliah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,180 births that decade — 35% of Taliah's all-time total
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Taliah by state

Where Taliah concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Taliah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
281 8.3%
#2 California
237 7.0%
#3 New York
186 5.5%
#4 Texas
162 4.8%
#5 Georgia
126 3.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
98 2.9%
#7 New Jersey
89 2.6%
#8 North Carolina
75 2.2%
Florida share of Taliah's total US births 8.3%
Even split

281 of 3,372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Taliah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taliah?
3,372 babies have been named Taliah since 1976. It currently ranks #2150 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 148 births.
When was Taliah most popular?
Taliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,180 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Taliah most popular?
The top states for the name Taliah are Florida (281 births), California (237 births), New York (186 births).
How long has the name Taliah been used?
Taliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taliah?
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.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.