Unisex name · since 1890
Tallie
Tallie has 561 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1890
- 2000s
- peak decade
561 babies have been named Tallie since 1890, making it today's #8878 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Tallie recorded 561 times among girls since 1890, holding rank #8878 nationally today, ahead of 49% 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 1890 to 2025.
- #11,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,878 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 561 born since 1890
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tallie ranks #11,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,878 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 561 born since 1890, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1890
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tallie's 561 recorded births place it above 84.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Tallie compares
561 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Tallie's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tallie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 561 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tallie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tallie's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tallie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Tallie popularity over time - boys
112 total births recorded since 1900 (Tallie as boys' name)
Tallie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (104 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Tallie's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Tallie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 104 births (19% of all-time use).
How Tallie 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 Tallie's total volume
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What to do with Tallie's data
- Tallie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Tallie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Tallie 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.