Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Tahlia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,700 Trend → Stable

Talia is a Modern Hebrew feminine given name, as well as a variant spelling of Thalia and a short form of Natalia.

Rank 2025
#1,700
among girls · ↑191 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
121
named Tahlia · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,283
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
167 babies
All-time total
3,504
#3,253 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Tahlia popularity over time

3,504 babies have been named Tahlia since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2009Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 55 6 – #4,064
1980s 171 17 +211% #3,543
1990s 353 35 +106% #2,112
2000s 961 96 +172% #1,413
2010s 1,239 124 +29% #1,476
2020s (to 2025) 725 121 -2% #1,611

Where Tahlia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 123 0.08 outside top 500
2027 124 0.08 outside top 500
2028 125 0.08 outside top 500
2029 126 0.08 outside top 500
2030 127 0.08 outside top 500

Where Tahlia is most popular

Girls named Tahlia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.074 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Florida, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Tahlia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 27 0.119 +60%
Florida 48 0.112 +51%
Maryland 10 0.094 +27%
Virginia 16 0.094 +27%
North Carolina 19 0.083 +12%
California 66 0.079 +6%
New York 25 0.063 -15%
Tennessee 10 0.063 -15%
Texas 47 0.058 -21%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -21%
Illinois 13 0.057 -23%
Michigan 9 0.049 -33%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -38%
Colorado 5 0.045 -40%
Ohio 10 0.042 -43%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tahlia

Tahlia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,700 in 2025 with 121 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 3,504 American babies have been named Tahlia. Its peak came in 2009, when 167 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tahlia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tahlia?

The median living Tahlia is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 21. An estimated 3,500 people named Tahlia are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tahlia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 121 #1,700
2024 106 #1,891
2023 125 #1,667
2022 132 #1,611
2021 118 #1,748
2020 123 #1,676
2019 109 #1,861
2018 110 #1,851
2017 145 #1,528
2016 141 #1,579
2015 132 #1,633
2014 134 #1,615
2013 151 #1,476
2012 108 #1,872
2011 114 #1,785
2010 95 #2,091
2009 167 #1,413
2008 105 #2,002
2007 106 #1,954
2006 103 #1,959
2005 85 #2,178
2004 96 #1,959
2003 101 #1,842
2002 55 #2,776
2001 71 #2,285
2000 72 #2,211
1995 38 #3,075
1990 23 #4,366
1985 9 #7,493
1980 16 #4,712
1975 – –
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1960 – –
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1910 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tahlia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tahlia?

The median living Tahlia is about 13 years old. Half of all living Tahlias are between 7 and 21 years old.

How many people named Tahlia are alive today?

An estimated 3,500 people named Tahlia are alive in the United States, based on 3,504 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tahlia mean?

Talia is a Modern Hebrew feminine given name, as well as a variant spelling of Thalia and a short form of Natalia.

How popular is the name Tahlia in 2025?

Tahlia ranked #1,700 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 121 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tahlia?

3,504 babies have been named Tahlia in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tahlia most popular?

Tahlia peaked in 2009, when 167 newborns received the name.

Is Tahlia a boy or girl name?

Tahlia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tahlia rising or falling?

Tahlia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Tahlia become more popular?

Tahlia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 127 girls named Tahlia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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