Fun Facts About the Name Taleigha
- 386 babies named Taleigha: U.S. records list 386 babies given the name Taleigha from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Taleigha Mean?
Taleigha is a modern respelling of the base name Talia (also spelled Taliyah or Talya). That base name comes from Hebrew טַלְיָה (Talyah), which joins tal, "dew," with Yah, a shortened form of the divine name, giving the customary meaning "dew of God." The -eigha ending in Taleigha is an English decorative spelling of the same sound, not a Hebrew element; it echoes the -eigh- seen in names such as Leigh. Because Taleigha is a respelling rather than a name with its own recorded etymology, the Hebrew meaning belongs to Talia, and no separate meaning is documented for Taleigha itself.
A second, unrelated source exists for the base form: in Italian and Russian use, Talia serves as a short form of Natalia, from Latin natalis, "of birth," a reference to Christmas Day. The Greek name Thalia, one of the Muses, looks similar but derives from thallō, "to bloom," and is a distinct name.
Taleigha Name History & Origins
Talia has two separate histories. As a Hebrew name it is formed from the word for "dew" plus the divine element Yah, and it appears in Jewish naming independent of the similar-sounding Greek Thalia. In Italy and Russia, Talia instead functions as a familiar short form of Natalia (Russian Наталья), a name tied to the Latin phrase for Christmas, dies natalis.
Taleigha extends the base name with the -eigh- letter pattern that English uses in names like Leigh and in the surname-derived Raleigh. This spelling changes only the written form and the added syllable's look; it does not introduce a new root or meaning. The name's own development therefore follows the base name Talia, and its specific pronunciation is inferred from the spelling rather than fixed by long tradition.
How Popular is the Name Taleigha?
Taleigha 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 2005. Its best rank was #5,419 in 2005.
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 | #10,828 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #12,003 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #9,533 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #13,429 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #17,423 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #6,890 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #7,308 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #11,338 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #7,062 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #9,367 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #6,952 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #8,912 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #7,711 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #9,060 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #6,126 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #6,879 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #8,420 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #7,043 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #8,058 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #8,196 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #5,419 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #6,468 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #8,436 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #13,461 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #7,285 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #9,101 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #11,260 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #13,924 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #13,314 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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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