Talaya
Talaya is an urban locality in Khasynsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia. Population: 422 (2010 census); 1,136 (2002 census); 4,412 (1989 Soviet census).
Meaning & Origin of Talaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Talaya is an urban locality in Khasynsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia. Population: 422 (2010 census); 1,136 (2002 census); 4,412 (1989 Soviet census).
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The Story of Talaya
Talaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1967, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 55 Talayas were born — ranking #2,934 that year. As of 2026, Talaya ranks #5,079 for baby girls with 26 births, falling sharply (-15%). In total, more than 2K Talayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Talaya
Talaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Talaya's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #2,927. Use the chart and map above to compare Talaya'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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