Talhah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAL-ha
- Origin
- Arabic
Talhah is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “acacia tree”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Talhah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Talha
“acacia tree”
Talha ibn Ubaydullah was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, counted among the ten promised Paradise in Sunni tradition.
Meaning borrowed from Talha.
Is Talhah a girl's or a boy's name?
Talhah is a boys' name.
How popular is Talhah in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Talhah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Talhah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
Names like Talhah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Hassan, Hamza, Fahad, Umair, Habib, Haseeb, Zohaib, Hammad, Qasim, Samir, Saeed
Names related to Talhah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Talhah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/talhah, updated 20 October 2026.