Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Talulah

Meaning female given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,896 Trend ↑ Rising 65%

Alternative form of Tallulah (“female given name”).

Rank 2025
#3,896
among girls · ↓1,009 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
38
named Talulah · -34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 42,297
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
58 babies
All-time total
566
#10,964 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Talulah popularity over time

566 babies have been named Talulah since 2000, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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
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2000s 87 9 – #7,381
2010s 218 22 +151% #4,909
2020s (to 2025) 261 44 +100% #2,887

Where Talulah 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 41 0.03 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 49 0.03 outside top 500
2030 51 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Talulah

Talulah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,896 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 566 American babies have been named Talulah. Its peak came in 2024, when 58 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 Talulah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Talulah?

The median living Talulah is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 600 people named Talulah are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Talulah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 38 #3,896
2024 58 #2,887
2023 34 #4,265
2022 50 #3,274
2021 51 #3,206
2020 30 #4,535
2019 25 #5,296
2018 25 #5,300
2017 28 #4,909
2016 21 #6,169
2015 17 #7,237
2014 23 #5,782
2013 19 #6,698
2012 17 #7,425
2011 20 #6,538
2010 23 #5,957
2009 15 #8,424
2008 18 #7,381
2007 12 #10,074
2006 13 #9,224
2005 10 #10,833
2004 9 #11,519
2003 5 #18,127
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2000 5 #17,338
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Famous people named Talulah

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

  1. 1 Talulah Riley Talulah Riley English actress (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Talulah?

The median living Talulah is about 6 years old. Half of all living Talulahs are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Talulah are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Talulah are alive in the United States, based on 566 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Talulah mean?

Alternative form of Tallulah (“female given name”).

How popular is the name Talulah in 2025?

Talulah ranked #3,896 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Talulah?

566 babies have been named Talulah in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Talulah most popular?

Talulah peaked in 2024, when 58 newborns received the name.

Is Talulah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Talulah rising or falling?

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

Will Talulah become more popular?

Talulah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Talulah 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 Talulah?

Well-known people named Talulah include Talulah Riley (actor).

Names like Talulah

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

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