Girls' name · since 2001
Talula
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 417 babies named Talula, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Talula currently ranks #6255 among girls' names in America, with 417 babies recorded since 2001.
Talula has 417 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6255 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #13,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,255 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 417 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talula ranks #13,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,255 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 417 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Talula's 417 recorded births place it above 81.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Talula compares
417 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Talula's all-time total is 11% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talula | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 417 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Talula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Talula splits its recorded history at 2013: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Talula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Currently ranks #6255 among girls.
417 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 37 births in a single year.
Talula by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (152 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Talula's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Talula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 152 births (36% of all-time use).
Talula decade highlights
- Peak decade 152 births
- Runner-up 137 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Talula by state
Where Talula concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 7.2% |
30 of 417 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 7.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Talula's data
- Talula's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2020s (137) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Talulas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Talula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Talula 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.
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