girl's name
Talia
TAH-lee-a
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 49,456
the United States
#265
2025 births
Talia is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "dew from God." It comes from tal, dew, and yah, God — and a separate Italian Talia is the form of Thalia, the muse of comedy.
- Talia is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 1,183 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 2,810 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1960.
Talia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 53 |
| 1970s | 940 |
| 1980s | 3,146 |
| 1990s | 5,538 |
| 2000s | 8,517 |
| 2010s | 9,409 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6,556 |
What Talia means
Talia means dew of God, or God's dew. In a dry climate dew was the difference between a crop and no crop, so the image is provision rather than decoration.
Where Talia comes from
Talia comes from the Hebrew Talya, from tal, dew, and yah, a shortened divine name. Dew carries real weight in Hebrew scripture: in a land without summer rain it was what kept crops alive, and Isaac's blessing of Jacob asks for the dew of heaven. A separate Talia is the Italian form of the Greek Thalia, from thallein, to bloom — the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry, and one of the three Graces. The two names are unconnected and reach English independently.
Talia in use
Our data shows Talia peaking in 2023 and still rising, at 195 in England and Wales against 265 in the United States. It first appears in our records in 1960. It belongs with Maia, Lia and Mia among short vowel-led names climbing in both markets at once, which is less common than a name leading in one.
How popular is Talia?
In 2025, Talia was given to 1,180 babies in the United States, ranking #265 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Talia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Talia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Talïa | Talïa is a rare spelling of Talia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 60 times, mostly in France. | 60 |
Names that peaked alongside Talia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Talia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Talia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Talia
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Talia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Talia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Talia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Talia
What does the name Talia mean?
Talia means "dew from God," from the Hebrew tal, dew, and yah, God.
Is Talia the same as Thalia?
No. Thalia is Greek, from thallein, to bloom — the muse of comedy. The two are unrelated.
Why does dew matter in the meaning?
In a climate without summer rain, dew was what kept crops alive — so the image is provision, not decoration.
How popular is the name Talia?
In 2025, Talia was given to 1,180 babies in the United States, ranking #265 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Talia a girl's or a boy's name?
Talia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Talia most popular?
Talia peaked in 2023, when 1,183 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Talia?
Talia is usually shortened to Tal and Lia.
Is Talia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Talia currently ranks #125 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.