Recorded 1974–2001 Girls' name Peak 1978 123 births

Talibah — girls' name

123 babies named Talibah in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s231990s192000s7
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Talibah was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

20 babies were named Talibah in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talibah

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Talibah between 1974 and 2001, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Talibah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talibah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Talibah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Talibah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talibah 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 123 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.

Talibah at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

123

Since 1974

28 years of records

Peak year

1978

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1974

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2001

Talibah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1974

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1978)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20011992198719831979197719751974 5

Talibah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
74 births that decade — 60% of Talibah's all-time total
1970s741980s231990s192000s7

Talibah by state

Where Talibah concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Talibah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 4.9%
New York share of Talibah's total US births 4.9%

6 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talibah?
123 babies have been named Talibah since 1974. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1978 with 20 births.
When was Talibah most popular?
Talibah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Talibah most popular?
The top states for the name Talibah are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Talibah been used?
Talibah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 28 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Talibah?
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.

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, 1974–2001 (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.