Talayah
Girl name · #2804 in 2025 · Very rare
Talayah is currently the #2804 girl name in the United States — 61 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3346, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,508 girls born in 2025 was named Talayah.
The 40-year story
Talayah first appears in the Social Security records in 1985, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 61 babies and a rank of #2778. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Talayah per year. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Talayah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Talayah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Talayah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Talayah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Talayah is most common
State-level data for Talayah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Talayah
Statistically, parents drawn to Talayah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Naliyah, Eliyah, Nalayah, Aalayah, and Azariyah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Talayah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2778 |
| 2024 | 52 | #3081 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2823 |
| 2022 | 49 | #3278 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2892 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3915 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3130 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4237 |
| 2017 | 42 | #3627 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3523 |
| 2015 | 48 | #3346 |
| 2014 | 44 | #3549 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3583 |
| 2011 | 42 | #3659 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4860 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3800 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4268 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4808 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5086 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5600 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3127 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3946 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6392 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9351 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Talayah a popular girl name?
Talayah ranked #2804 among girls in 2025 with 61 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3346.
When was the name Talayah most popular?
Talayah peaked in 2025, when 61 American girls received the name (ranked #2778 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Talayah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,508 newborn American girls was named Talayah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.