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UK girl's name

Taliah

A feminine name of Aramaic origin meaning "young doe" or "dew from heaven".

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Taliah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Taliah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #952, with 37 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 48 births.

This profile covers 619 England and Wales registrations across 27 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 77% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 637 living people in the UK are called Taliah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Taliah ranked #952 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 37 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2022, when 48 girls were registered as Taliah.
  • Taliah ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #638 in 2024.
  • About 637 living people in the UK are estimated to have Taliah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#952

2024

Births in 2024

37

Latest year

Peak year

2022

48 births

Estimated living

637

2026

Meaning

What does Taliah mean?

The name Taliah is a variation of the Hebrew name Talya, which means "dew from God" or "gentle rain." It is derived from the Hebrew word "tal," meaning "dew" or "moisture." The name Taliah has its roots in ancient Hebrew culture and is believed to have originated in the Middle East region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Taliah can be found in the Old Testament of the Bible. In the book of Judges, there is a reference to a woman named Taliah who was the daughter of Caleb, a prominent leader and warrior in the tribe of Judah.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the name Taliah. One of the most famous was Taliah al-Nafusa, a 10th-century Arab poet and scholar from the city of Fez in modern-day Morocco. She was renowned for her literary works and her contributions to the field of poetry during the Islamic Golden Age.

Another notable figure was Taliah ibn Harun al-Rashid, a 9th-century princess and daughter of the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid, who ruled the Islamic Empire from 786 to 809 CE. She was known for her intelligence and her patronage of the arts and sciences.

In the 13th century, there was a Jewish scholar and philosopher named Taliah ben Abraham, who lived in Spain during the height of the Golden Age of Jewish culture in the Iberian Peninsula. He was known for his writings on Jewish law and philosophy.

During the Renaissance period, there was an Italian Renaissance painter named Taliah Vecelli, who was born in the late 15th century in the city of Cadore, near Venice. She was renowned for her portraits and religious paintings, which were heavily influenced by the Venetian school of art.

More recently, in the 20th century, there was an American novelist and playwright named Taliah Marbury, who was born in 1919 in New York City. She was known for her works exploring themes of race, identity, and social justice, and was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance literary movement.

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Popularity

Taliah over time

The chart below shows babies named Taliah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Taliah, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 37 births in 2024, compared with 48 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Taliah
012243648199620102024

Decades

Taliah by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Taliah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #977 184 5
2010s #1167 303 10
2000s #1843 120 9
1990s #3244 12 3

Geography

Where Taliah is most common

The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Taliah. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.

Taliah ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #638 in 2024.

Scotland
4

Across the UK

Taliah in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Scotland (NRS)

#638 in 2024

6 years of NRS records, 21 total registered

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FAQ

Taliah: questions and answers

How popular is the name Taliah in the UK right now?

In 2024, Taliah was ranked #952 for girls in England and Wales, with 37 births registered.

When was Taliah most popular?

The peak year on record was 2022, with 48 babies registered as Taliah in England and Wales.

What is the meaning and origin of Taliah?

A feminine name of Aramaic origin meaning "young doe" or "dew from heaven".

How many people are called Taliah in the UK?

A total of 619 babies have been registered as Taliah across the 27 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 21 more in Scotland.

Where is Taliah most common?

In the latest published local rankings, Taliah ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #638 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.