Girls' name · since 1974
Talibah
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 123 babies named Talibah, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Talibah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 123 recorded since 1974.
Talibah has 123 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2001.
- #24,883 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talibah ranks #24,883 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Talibah's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Talibah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talibah's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talibah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2001
- Peak year (1978)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Talibah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (74 births, 60% of the file).
1970s was Talibah's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Talibah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 74 births (60% of all-time use).
Talibah by state
Where Talibah concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 4.9% |
6 of 123 births nationwide.
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What to do with Talibah's data
- Talibah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Talibahs (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Talibah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1974–2001 (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 Talibah 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.