Girls' name · since 1994
Taliyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 8,900 babies named Taliyah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,142 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,900
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taliyah currently ranks #1142 among girls' names in America, with 8,900 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Taliyah recorded 8,900 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #1142 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #1,806 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,142 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,900 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taliyah ranks #1,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,142 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,900 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,142 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,900
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taliyah's 8,900 recorded births place it above 97.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Taliyah compares
8,900 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Taliyah's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,900 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 458 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taliyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 56 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 458 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 458
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Taliyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,614 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Taliyah's strongest decade.
3,614 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Taliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 539
1990s
539 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,614 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,412 births
- 2020s 1,335
2020s
1,335 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,614 births (41% of all-time use).
How Taliyah 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 Taliyah's total volume
Taliyah by state
Where Taliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 850 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 639 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 610 | 6.9% |
| #4 | California | | 557 | 6.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 477 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 473 | 5.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 466 | 5.2% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 312 | 3.5% |
850 of 8,900 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Taliyah appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taliyah's data
- Taliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,614 total births) through the 2020s (1,335) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Taliyahs (850 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Taliyah 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.