Tala
Girl · TAH-la
Tala is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 826th for girls in the UK (47 babies) and 1,211th for girls in the US (187 babies).
What does Tala mean?
Several independent sources, including Arabic, Persian and Tagalog
In Philippine mythology Tala is the goddess of the stars, and in Persian the word tala means gold.
- Say it
- TAH-la
Is Tala a girl's or a boy's name?
Tala is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 girls in the UK and 187 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tala in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #826among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 5,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 47 girls in the UK were named Tala, making it the 826th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 828th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 51 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tala in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 834th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Tala in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #826 |
| 2024 | 50 | #810 |
| 2023 | 51 | #768 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,150 |
| 2021 | 36 | #1,028 |
| 2020 | 47 | #828 |
| 2019 | 41 | #942 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,284 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,361 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 38 | #1,025 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,912 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,556 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Tala in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,211among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 187about 1 in 8,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 187 girls in the US were named Tala, making it the 1,211th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,533rd. It first appears in the records in 1953.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Tala of any year since it first appeared, in 1953.
Half of all the girls named Tala in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tala in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 187 | #1,211 |
| 2024 | 173 | #1,326 |
| 2023 | 152 | #1,459 |
| 2022 | 138 | #1,548 |
| 2021 | 147 | #1,460 |
| 2020 | 138 | #1,533 |
| 2019 | 161 | #1,392 |
| 2018 | 131 | #1,623 |
| 2017 | 165 | #1,392 |
| 2016 | 132 | #1,644 |
| 2015 | 117 | #1,778 |
| 2014 | 136 | #1,583 |
| 2013 | 136 | #1,576 |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,875 |
| 2011 | 96 | #2,026 |
| 2010 | 78 | #2,405 |
| 2009 | 87 | #2,244 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,754 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,890 |
| 2006 | 78 | #2,396 |
| 2005 | 70 | #2,478 |
| 2004 | 93 | #1,987 |
| 2003 | 63 | #2,553 |
| 2002 | 70 | #2,307 |
| 2001 | 91 | #1,897 |
| 2000 | 83 | #1,994 |
| 1999 | 64 | #2,304 |
| 1998 | 65 | #2,185 |
| 1997 | 52 | #2,478 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1995 | 43 | #2,783 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
Names like Tala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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