Tallulah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-LOO-la
- Origin
- Native American
- UK rank, 2025
- #271 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #939 for girls
Tallulah is a girls' name of Native American origin. In 2025 it ranked 271st for girls in the UK (185 babies) and 939th for girls in the US (276 babies).
What does Tallulah mean?
Native American: from Tallulah Falls in Georgia, a place name of uncertain meaning
Popularised by the American actress Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), who was named after her grandmother.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Tallulah a girl's or a boy's name?
Tallulah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 185 girls in the UK and 276 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tallulah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #271among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 185about 1 in 1,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 185 girls in the UK were named Tallulah, making it the 271st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 301st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 239 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tallulah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 210 girls in the UK were given Tallulah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #253, up from #271 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 253rd in England and Wales.
Tallulah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 185 | #271 |
| 2024 | 194 | #266 |
| 2023 | 174 | #288 |
| 2022 | 179 | #281 |
| 2021 | 198 | #262 |
| 2020 | 176 | #301 |
| 2019 | 165 | #320 |
| 2018 | 193 | #278 |
| 2017 | 194 | #281 |
| 2016 | 177 | #311 |
| 2015 | 147 | #349 |
| 2014 | 186 | #283 |
| 2013 | 190 | #272 |
| 2012 | 222 | #249 |
| 2011 | 239 | #241 |
| 2010 | 229 | #245 |
| 2009 | 189 | #277 |
| 2008 | 209 | #262 |
| 2007 | 158 | #324 |
| 2006 | 203 | #261 |
| 2005 | 154 | #305 |
| 2004 | 151 | #307 |
| 2003 | 111 | #367 |
| 2002 | 102 | #370 |
| 2001 | 97 | #383 |
| 2000 | 66 | #496 |
| 1999 | 45 | #633 |
| 1998 | 52 | #577 |
| 1997 | 53 | #560 |
| 1996 | 56 | #523 |
How popular is Tallulah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #939among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 276about 1 in 5,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 276 girls in the US were named Tallulah, making it the 939th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,126th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 345 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the girls named Tallulah in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 353 girls in the US were given Tallulah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #763, up from #939 for this spelling alone.
Tallulah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 276 | #939 |
| 2024 | 341 | #813 |
| 2023 | 345 | #810 |
| 2022 | 262 | #997 |
| 2021 | 249 | #1,020 |
| 2020 | 214 | #1,126 |
| 2019 | 189 | #1,239 |
| 2018 | 181 | #1,271 |
| 2017 | 185 | #1,274 |
| 2016 | 155 | #1,480 |
| 2015 | 159 | #1,448 |
| 2014 | 140 | #1,552 |
| 2013 | 148 | #1,496 |
| 2012 | 128 | #1,663 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 122 | #1,713 |
| 2009 | 111 | #1,889 |
| 2008 | 97 | #2,092 |
| 2007 | 91 | #2,177 |
| 2006 | 82 | #2,308 |
| 2005 | 45 | #3,362 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,961 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3,586 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,442 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,447 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,829 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,748 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,462 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
Nicknames for Tallulah
Names like Tallulah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Delilah Amelie Lyra Tilly Freya Zara Harper Isla Myla Elodie Aria Willow
Other spellings of Tallulah
Names related to Tallulah
More Native American names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tallulah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tallulah, updated 20 October 2026.