Tali
Girl name · #2942 in 2025 · Very rare
Tali is currently the #2942 girl name in the United States — 57 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3915, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 31,579 girls born in 2025 was named Tali.
The 58-year story
Tali first appears in the Social Security records in 1967, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 60 babies and a rank of #2823. 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 Tali per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Tali in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Tali is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Tali will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Tali is most common
State-level data for Tali 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 Tali
Statistically, parents drawn to Tali tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Denali, Adali, Mali, Anali, and Khali.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Tali | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2933 |
| 2024 | 45 | #3459 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2823 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3220 |
| 2021 | 49 | #3250 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2850 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3272 |
| 2018 | 49 | #3245 |
| 2017 | 33 | #4304 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4083 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3915 |
| 2014 | 41 | #3719 |
| 2013 | 36 | #4076 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4387 |
| 2011 | 36 | #4072 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4735 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5537 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5142 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4213 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5086 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5999 |
| 2004 | 31 | #4387 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4220 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6392 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4321 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tali a popular girl name?
Tali ranked #2942 among girls in 2025 with 57 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3915.
When was the name Tali most popular?
Tali peaked in 2023, when 60 American girls received the name (ranked #2823 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Tali?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 31,579 newborn American girls was named Tali. 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.