Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Tallulah

Meaning Borrowed from Cherokee Tallulah, name of a river in Georgia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #940 Trend ↑ Rising 70%

Borrowed from Cherokee Tallulah, name of a river in Georgia.

Rank 2025
#940
among girls · ↓125 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
276
named Tallulah · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,823
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
345 babies
All-time total
4,102
#2,939 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Tallulah popularity over time

4,102 babies have been named Tallulah since 1917, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 11 1 – #4,531
1920s 11 1 0% #5,032
1930s 61 6 +455% #2,911
1940s 43 4 -30% #3,011
1950s 31 3 -28% #4,343
1960s – – – –
1970s 6 1 – #10,064
1980s 43 4 +617% #8,244
1990s 61 6 +42% #4,431
2000s 608 61 +897% #1,900
2010s 1,540 154 +153% #1,243
2020s (to 2025) 1,687 281 +83% #811

Where Tallulah 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 299 0.19 outside top 500
2027 320 0.20 outside top 500
2028 340 0.21 outside top 500
2029 357 0.22 outside top 500
2030 372 0.23 outside top 500

Where Tallulah is most popular

Girls named Tallulah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.182 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, South Dakota, and Maine.

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 Tallulah 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
Oregon 31 0.476 +162%
South Dakota 6 0.420 +131%
Maine 6 0.388 +114%
Montana 5 0.369 +103%
Georgia 82 0.361 +99%
Michigan 62 0.340 +87%
Pennsylvania 76 0.321 +77%
Massachusetts 38 0.314 +73%
Minnesota 31 0.287 +58%
Tennessee 44 0.278 +53%
South Carolina 24 0.267 +47%
Maryland 28 0.264 +46%
Alabama 24 0.256 +41%
Wisconsin 26 0.252 +39%
Louisiana 22 0.251 +38%
North Carolina 53 0.233 +28%
Ohio 55 0.232 +28%
Florida 90 0.210 +16%
Washington 30 0.208 +14%
Virginia 34 0.199 +10%
Indiana 28 0.199 +10%
Colorado 21 0.188 ≈ national
Iowa 10 0.171 -6%
New York 67 0.169 -7%
California 134 0.159 -12%
Oklahoma 11 0.149 -18%
Utah 12 0.144 -21%
Missouri 17 0.141 -22%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -23%
Nevada 6 0.129 -29%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -29%
Illinois 26 0.114 -37%
Arizona 15 0.107 -41%
Texas 78 0.097 -47%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -53%
New Jersey 13 0.072 -60%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Mississippi – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Tallulah

Tallulah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #940 in 2025 with 276 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 4,102 American babies have been named Tallulah. Its peak came in 2023, when 345 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Tallulah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tallulah?

The median living Tallulah is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 4,000 people named Tallulah are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Tallulah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 276 #940
2024 341 #815
2023 345 #811
2022 262 #1,002
2021 249 #1,023
2020 214 #1,128
2019 189 #1,243
2018 181 #1,275
2017 185 #1,280
2016 155 #1,483
2015 159 #1,453
2014 140 #1,561
2013 148 #1,500
2012 128 #1,673
2011 133 #1,632
2010 122 #1,719
2009 111 #1,900
2008 97 #2,102
2007 91 #2,197
2006 82 #2,325
2005 45 #3,400
2004 53 #2,992
2003 39 #3,650
2002 35 #3,800
2001 27 #4,554
2000 28 #4,391
1995 5 #15,507
1990 – –
1985 8 #8,244
1980 6 #10,233
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 6 #5,757
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 5 #5,688
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Tallulah

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tallulah Bankhead Tallulah Bankhead American actress (1902–1968) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Tallulah?

The median living Tallulah is about 7 years old. Half of all living Tallulahs are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Tallulah are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Tallulah are alive in the United States, based on 4,102 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tallulah mean?

Borrowed from Cherokee Tallulah, name of a river in Georgia.

How popular is the name Tallulah in 2025?

Tallulah ranked #940 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 276 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tallulah?

4,102 babies have been named Tallulah in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tallulah most popular?

Tallulah peaked in 2023, when 345 newborns received the name.

Is Tallulah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Tallulah rising or falling?

Tallulah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tallulah become more popular?

Tallulah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 372 girls named Tallulah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tallulah?

Well-known people named Tallulah include Tallulah Bankhead (actor).

Names like Tallulah

Names that sound and feel close to Tallulah: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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