Tallulah

Girl name

Tallulah has been given to 4,102 babies in the U.S. since 1917. It peaked in 2023 and currently ranks #940 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /təˈlu.lə/

Borrowed from Cherokee Tallulah, name of a river in Georgia. See etymology section of Wikipedia article Tallulah River.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,102

Peak year

2023 (345 babies)

Rank in 2025

#940 for girls

First recorded

1917

10-year trend

▲ +74%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Tallulah.

4,099 babies since 1983

4,107 babies since 2001

4,110 babies since 1883

4,093 babies since 1916

4,089 babies since 1975

4,087 babies since 1992

4,123 babies since 1880

4,125 babies since 1999

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