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Tala

100% girls · 187 born in 2025

Tala has been given to about 3,497 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,468
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tala per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 187
  • Born in 2025187
  • All time3,497
  • England & Wales, 2025#836 · 43

How popular is Tala?

Its best year was 2025, when 187 babies were given the name, ranking 1217th. The typical living American called Tala is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Tala

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tayla0.85
  2. Kala0.81
  3. Nala0.81
  4. Tara0.75
  5. Calla0.78
  6. Tana0.75
  7. Talia0.74
  8. Taya0.75

Middle names for Tala

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tala Josephine0.84
  2. Tala Rose0.83
  3. Tala Louise0.83
  4. Tala June0.82
  5. Tala Pearl0.82
  6. Tala Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tala

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kyrenbrother · 0.97
  2. Keziahsister · 0.97
  3. Jahmirbrother · 0.97
  4. Yahyabrother · 0.96
  5. Maisysister · 0.96
  6. Ayaneither · 0.96

Where Tala is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Connecticut0.02%
  2. Maryland0.02%
  3. Michigan0.02%
  4. Illinois0.02%
  5. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Tala White0.78
  2. Tala Reyes0.78
  3. Tala Nguyen0.78
  4. Tala Moore0.78
  5. Tala Lee0.78
  6. Tala Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Tala

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Tala across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.