Talya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAHL-ya
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,509 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,583 for girls
Talya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dew of God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 2,583rd for girls in the US (67 babies).
What does Talya mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew name; also a Russian pet form of Natalya
“dew of God”
Is Talya a girl's or a boy's name?
Talya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 67 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Talya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,509th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Talya, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 29 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Talya than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Talya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Talya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,730 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,684 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,617 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,914 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,216 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,829 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Talya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,583rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 67 about 1 in 24,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 67 girls in the US were named Talya, making it the 2,583rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,498th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 104 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
2025 had more girls named Talya than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Talya in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 76 girls in the US were given Talya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,038, up from #2,583 for this spelling alone.
- Talya 67
- Talyah 9
Talya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2,583 |
| 2024 | 60 | #2,798 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,823 |
| 2022 | 52 | #3,123 |
| 2021 | 48 | #3,296 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3,498 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,962 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,610 |
| 2017 | 80 | #2,302 |
| 2016 | 91 | #2,129 |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,950 |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,922 |
| 2013 | 86 | #2,173 |
| 2012 | 81 | #2,315 |
| 2011 | 87 | #2,173 |
| 2010 | 83 | #2,296 |
| 2009 | 80 | #2,395 |
| 2008 | 97 | #2,092 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,647 |
| 2006 | 87 | #2,206 |
| 2005 | 76 | #2,342 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 71 | #2,285 |
| 2001 | 72 | #2,232 |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,965 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,972 |
| 1998 | 60 | #2,335 |
| 1997 | 55 | #2,388 |
| 1996 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1995 | 43 | #2,783 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,531 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,985 |
| 1992 | 43 | #2,772 |
| 1991 | 46 | #2,614 |
| 1990 | 44 | #2,635 |
| 1989 | 54 | #2,217 |
| 1988 | 41 | #2,592 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 33 | #2,844 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 32 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 30 | #2,928 |
| 1980 | 34 | #2,699 |
| 1979 | 30 | #2,860 |
| 1978 | 28 | #2,859 |
| 1977 | 25 | #3,082 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,513 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 38 | #2,094 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
Names like Talya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Raya, Zainab, Summer, Hafsa, Maya, Ayla, Hiba, Amira, Khadija, Ayah, Aaliyah
Other spellings of Talya
Names related to Talya
Talia, Tala, Taliah, Taliyah, Tayla, Taliya, Talayah, Talula, Taleah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Talya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/talya, updated 20 October 2026.