Tallis
Tallis is the English variation of the ancient name Thales, most notably Thales of Miletus.
Meaning & Origin of Tallis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tallis is the English variation of the ancient name Thales, most notably Thales of Miletus.
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The Story of Tallis
As a girl name
American parents first put Tallis on the record books as a girl name in 1998, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 8 Talliss were born — ranking #12,576 that year. About 72% of every Tallis on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Tallis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 47 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tallis as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Tallis — #7,543 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Tallis on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Tallis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 89 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tallis
Tallis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Tallis's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #7,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Tallis'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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