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Talitha

/ˈtælɪðə/ · 100% girls · 42 born in 2025

Talitha has been given to about 3,521 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈtælɪðə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,169
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Talitha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1982 · 90
  • Born in 202542
  • All time3,521
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Talitha?

Its best year was 1982, when 90 babies were given the name, ranking 1373rd. The typical living American called Talitha is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Talitha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tabitha0.89
  2. Alisha0.79
  3. Tanisha0.79
  4. Tabatha0.74
  5. Talia0.73
  6. Aletha0.74
  7. Alysha0.71
  8. Aisha0.68

Middle names for Talitha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Talitha Rose0.85
  2. Talitha Louise0.85
  3. Talitha June0.84
  4. Talitha Pearl0.84
  5. Talitha Quinn0.84
  6. Talitha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Talitha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.90
  2. Kareembrother · 0.88
  3. Aronbrother · 0.87
  4. Aracelisister · 0.86
  5. Chanasister · 0.85
  6. Georginasister · 0.85

Where Talitha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Talitha White0.80
  2. Talitha Reyes0.80
  3. Talitha Nguyen0.80
  4. Talitha Moore0.80
  5. Talitha Lee0.80
  6. Talitha Hill0.80

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 Talitha

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

Talitha 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.