Tala
Tala is a female or unisex name that can be found in various ethnic groups. Many people share this name, but its meaning and background varies depending on the culture and language.Tala is a female given name meaning Gold. Tala is a female given name meaning Little palm tree. Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic – variant of old high Germanic Adalheidis.
Meaning & Origin of Tala
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tala is a female or unisex name that can be found in various ethnic groups. Many people share this name, but its meaning and background varies depending on the culture and language.Tala is a female given name meaning Gold. Tala is a female given name meaning Little palm tree. Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic – variant of old high Germanic Adalheidis.
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The Story of Tala
Tala first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 171 Talas were born — ranking #1,333 that year. As of 2026, Tala ranks #1,328 for baby girls with 171 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 4K Talas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tala
Tala is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Tala's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,328. Use the chart and map above to compare Tala's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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