Unisex name · since 1947
Tally
Tally has 562 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tally currently ranks #7966 among unisex names in America, with 562 babies recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tally has been recorded 562 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #7966 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #11,022 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,966 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 562 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tally ranks #11,022 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,966 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 562 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tally's 562 recorded births place it above 84.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Tally compares
562 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
Tally's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tally | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 562 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tally's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tally splits its recorded history at 1988: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tally popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Tally popularity over time - boys
137 total births recorded since 1926 (Tally as boys' name)
Tally by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (137 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Tally's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Tally births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
65 births
- 1970s
1970s
137 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 137 births (24% of all-time use).
How Tally 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 Tally's total volume
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What to do with Tally's data
- Tally's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- 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 Tally: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Tally 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.