Girls' name · since 1961
Talya
Talya has 3,001 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,001
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,001 babies have been named Talya since 1961, making it today's #2591 girls' name.
Talya has 3,001 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2591 as of the latest data, more common than 85% 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 1961 to 2025.
- #3,600 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,591 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,001 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talya ranks #3,600 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,591 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,001 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,001
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Talya's 3,001 recorded births place it above 95.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Talya compares
3,001 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Talya's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,001 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 21 | 19,840 |
Talya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Talya splits its recorded history at 1996: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 104 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Talya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Talya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (836 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Talya's strongest decade.
836 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Talya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 216
1970s
216 births
- 1980s 324
1980s
324 births
- 1990s
1990s
498 births
- 2000s
2000s
756 births
- 2010s
2010s
836 births
- 2020s 330
2020s
330 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 836 births (28% of all-time use).
How Talya 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 Talya's total volume
Talya by state
Where Talya concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 346 | 11.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 333 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 138 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 85 | 2.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 59 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 28 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 26 | 0.9% |
346 of 3,001 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Talya appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Talya's data
- Talya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (836 total births) through the 2020s (330) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Talyas (346 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Talya 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.