Fun Facts About the Name Tyliyah
- 528 babies named Tyliyah: U.S. records list 528 babies given the name Tyliyah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tyliyah Mean?
Tyliyah is a respelling of the name Taliyah, which is usually treated as a variant of Talia. Talia has more than one established source. The Greek name Thaleia (Θάλεια) comes from thallein, "to bloom" or "to flourish," and belonged to one of the nine Muses and to one of the three Graces. A separate Hebrew name, Talya (טַלְיָה), is commonly explained as "dew of God," from tal ("dew") joined to a shortened form of the divine name. Talia is also used in some European languages as a short form of Natalia. A distinct Arabic name, Taliyah, derives from the root ṭ-l-ʿ ("to rise, ascend") and means "rising." Because Tyliyah is a respelling rather than a name with its own recorded word history, no single meaning is settled for it.
Tyliyah Name History & Origins
Thalia is recorded in ancient Greek sources as the name of a Muse, the patron of comedy, and separately as the name of one of the three Graces; it passed into Latin as Thalia. The Hebrew name Talya is used in modern Hebrew rather than in the biblical period. Through Russian and other European languages, Talia also circulated as a pet form of Natalia, a name tied to the Latin natalis, "birth."
The spelling Taliyah, with the ending -iyah, belongs to a group of English names with that ending that became common in the later 20th century. Tyliyah is a further respelling of Taliyah, replacing the first a with y. Spellings of this kind reflect English conventions for writing a familiar-sounding name rather than a change in the name's derivation, so the background of Tyliyah is essentially the background of the Taliyah and Talia spellings it is drawn from.
How Popular is the Name Tyliyah?
Tyliyah 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 2002. Its best rank was #3,142 in 2002.
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 | #13,088 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,178 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,445 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #7,262 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #7,996 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #8,907 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #9,685 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #8,569 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #8,742 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #7,952 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #7,247 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #6,966 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #5,474 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #6,559 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #5,712 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #4,966 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #6,078 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #6,338 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #5,693 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #5,221 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #5,594 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #4,941 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #6,279 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #3,142 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2001 | #5,000 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #9,836 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #8,771 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #9,767 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #15,763 | 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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How the Name Tyliyah Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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