Fun Facts About the Name Tahlia
- More than 3 thousand babies named Tahlia: U.S. records list 3,501 babies given the name Tahlia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tahlia Mean?
Tahlia is an English spelling of the Hebrew name Talya (טַלְיָה), generally understood to mean "dew of God." It joins tal (טַל), "dew," with Yah (יָה), a shortened form of the divine name that appears in many Hebrew personal names. The h in the Tahlia spelling does not stand for a separate consonant in the Hebrew form; it reflects the sound of the first syllable in English.
A second name, the Greek Thalia (Θάλεια), is spelled almost the same in English but is not related. It derives from the verb thallein, "to bloom or flourish," and in Greek myth it belongs both to the Muse of comedy and to one of the Graces. Because the two names look alike, the Hebrew and Greek derivations are frequently merged in popular name lists.
A third, separate use appears in Italian, where Talia can serve as a short form of Natalia (from Latin natalis, "birthday") or of Italia.
Tahlia Name History & Origins
The Hebrew Talya is formed from native Hebrew elements, and Yah endings are old in Hebrew naming, as in Isaiah (Yeshayahu) and Jeremiah (Yirmiyahu). The English spellings Tahlia, Talia, and Thalia overlap closely, and in English use they are often treated as a single name no matter which derivation a family has in mind.
Thalia, by contrast, has a long separate record in Greek tradition: Hesiod names Thalia among the Muses in the Theogony, and the name is also given to one of the three Charites. That Greek name passed into Latin and then into other European languages, which is one route by which a name of this shape became familiar in the West.
How Popular is the Name Tahlia?
Tahlia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #1,413 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,700 | 121 | 0.0075% |
| 2024 | #1,918 | 104 | 0.0064% |
| 2023 | #1,666 | 125 | 0.0078% |
| 2022 | #1,608 | 132 | 0.0081% |
| 2021 | #1,748 | 118 | 0.0072% |
| 2020 | #1,686 | 122 | 0.0076% |
| 2019 | #1,861 | 109 | 0.0065% |
| 2018 | #1,850 | 110 | 0.0065% |
| 2017 | #1,528 | 145 | 0.0084% |
| 2016 | #1,579 | 141 | 0.0080% |
| 2015 | #1,633 | 132 | 0.0074% |
| 2014 | #1,615 | 134 | 0.0075% |
| 2013 | #1,476 | 151 | 0.0086% |
| 2012 | #1,872 | 108 | 0.0061% |
| 2011 | #1,785 | 114 | 0.0065% |
| 2010 | #2,091 | 95 | 0.0053% |
| 2009 | #1,413 | 167 | 0.0091% |
| 2008 | #2,002 | 105 | 0.0056% |
| 2007 | #1,954 | 106 | 0.0055% |
| 2006 | #1,959 | 103 | 0.0054% |
| 2005 | #2,178 | 85 | 0.0046% |
| 2004 | #1,958 | 96 | 0.0052% |
| 2003 | #1,842 | 101 | 0.0055% |
| 2002 | #2,776 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2001 | #2,285 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2000 | #2,211 | 72 | 0.0040% |
| 1999 | #2,112 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 1998 | #2,753 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1997 | #2,585 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1996 | #3,716 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #3,075 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1994 | #4,504 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #4,976 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #4,367 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #4,478 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #4,366 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #5,260 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #4,161 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #3,968 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #3,543 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #7,493 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #5,850 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #4,663 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #5,868 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #3,990 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #4,712 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #4,396 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #4,064 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #4,904 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #9,115 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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