US rank #815 Girls' name Peak 2023 3,819 births

Tallulah — #815 US girls' name

3,819 babies named Tallulah in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s111930s611940s431950s311970s61980s431990s612000s6072010s15402020s1405
#815
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Tallulah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

342 babies were named Tallulah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tallulah

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,819 babies named Tallulah between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tallulah currently holds the #815 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 342 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tallulah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,540 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Tallulah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 490 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tallulah in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tallulah 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 3,819 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.

Tallulah at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

3,819

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2023

342 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#815

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tallulah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2023)
342
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Tallulah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,540 births that decade — 40% of Tallulah's all-time total
1910s111920s111930s611940s431950s311970s61980s431990s612000s6072010s15402020s1405

Tallulah by state

Where Tallulah concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tallulah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
490 12.8%
#2 New York
240 6.3%
#3 Texas
164 4.3%
#4 Florida
150 3.9%
#5 Georgia
150 3.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
115 3.0%
#7 North Carolina
107 2.8%
#8 Illinois
93 2.4%
California share of Tallulah's total US births 12.8%
Even split

490 of 3,819 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Tallulah appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tallulah?
3,819 babies have been named Tallulah since 1917. It currently ranks #815 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 342 births.
When was Tallulah most popular?
Tallulah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,540 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Tallulah most popular?
The top states for the name Tallulah are California (490 births), New York (240 births), Texas (164 births).
How long has the name Tallulah been used?
Tallulah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tallulah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Talitha, Taliah, 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, 1917–2024 (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.