Fun Facts About the Name Taleyah
- 375 babies named Taleyah: U.S. records list 375 babies given the name Taleyah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Taleyah Mean?
Taleyah is an English spelling variant of Talia (also spelled Talya), a Hebrew name usually explained as "dew of God," from טַל (tal), "dew," and יָה (Yah), a short form of the divine name. A competing explanation connects the name with טָלֶה (taleh), "lamb," so the parent name's derivation is not entirely settled. The spelling Taleyah does not change the Hebrew derivation; it is an English respelling of the parent name. A separate Greek name, Thalia, means "flourishing" and can also appear in English as Talia, but it has a different origin.
Taleyah Name History & Origins
The spelling Taleyah follows English conventions rather than Hebrew ones: ey represents the "ay" sound, and the final h marks the last vowel rather than a separate consonant. This helps explain the common pronunciation tuh-LAY-uh. The parent name Talia is written טַלְיָה in Hebrew and has a documented history as a feminine given name in Hebrew and Jewish use; it has also been used in English as a given name. Taleyah's development is tied to that English use of Talia rather than to a separate tradition.
How Popular is the Name Taleyah?
Taleyah 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 2004. Its best rank was #4,483 in 2004.
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 | #17,012 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #12,004 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #9,534 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #11,145 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,062 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,897 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #8,094 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #9,098 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #6,018 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #9,368 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #7,235 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #8,016 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #7,342 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #9,061 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,092 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,243 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #6,523 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #8,920 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #6,302 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #7,832 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #8,821 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #4,483 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #5,778 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #10,152 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #13,346 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #7,976 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #15,884 | 5 | 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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