Girl · #2,676 in 2026

Talya

Holalkere is a town and taluk headquarters located near Chitradurga in the Indian state of Karnataka.

  • Hebrew
Current Rank
#2,676
Peak Rank
#1,922 (2014)
Total Babies
3K
5-Yr Trend
+3%
1961
First Year
2026
Last Year
2014
Peak Year
#1922
Peak Rank
3K
Total Count
61
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Talya

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Holalkere is a town and taluk headquarters located near Chitradurga in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Hebrew

The Story of Talya

Talya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 104 births, good for #1,922 nationwide. About 27% of every Talya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Talya ranks #2,676 for baby girls with 65 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Talya

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Talya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Talya

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Frequently Asked Questions about Talya

What does the name Talya mean?
Holalkere is a town and taluk headquarters located near Chitradurga in the Indian state of Karnataka.
What is the origin of the name Talya?
Talya has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Hebrew.
How popular is Talya in 2026?
In 2026, Talya ranks #2,676 among girls' names in the U.S., with 65 babies given the name that year.
When was Talya most popular?
Talya reached its peak popularity in 2014, ranking #1,922 that year with 104 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Talya most popular?
Talya has historically been most popular in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Talya.
Is Talya a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Talya is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Talya?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Talya include Jenette, Tylar, Thecla. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Talya?
Common variants and related forms of Talya include Talia. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Talya

Talya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Talya's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,922. Use the chart and map above to compare Talya'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.