girl's name

Tallulah

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
  • Births on record 9,104

the United States

#940

2025 births

Tallulah is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 276 babies in the United States, ranking #940. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2011, when 235 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 2,848 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Tallulah over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,910
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Tallulah by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 202
2000s 1,425
2010s 1,910
2020s (to 2025) 1,090

How popular is Tallulah?

In 2025, Tallulah was given to 185 babies in England and Wales, ranking #255 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Tallulah is used

England & Wales #255 185 in 2025
United States #940 276 in 2025
Scotland #944 3 in 2024
Ireland #1,088 3 in 2011
Canada #1,178 22 in 2024
France #6,848 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tallulah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tallulah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

2 nicknames for Tallulah

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.

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Sibling names for Tallulah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tallulah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tallulah

How popular is the name Tallulah?

In 2025, Tallulah was given to 185 babies in England and Wales, ranking #255 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Tallulah a girl's or a boy's name?

Tallulah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tallulah?

Tallulah has 3 syllables.

When was Tallulah most popular?

Tallulah peaked in 2011, when 235 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

What are the nicknames for Tallulah?

Tallulah is usually shortened to Lula and Tally.

Is Tallulah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tallulah currently ranks #255 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.