Girl's name
Talia
Say it TAHL-ee-uh
3 syllables
Where Talia is loved, common and rare
Common across Israel and Ontario. Rare in five German cities, British Columbia, Sweden and 12 more places.
1 in 778 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Israel 19thOntario 91stBritish Columbia 121st
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Every place
In 21 of the 40 official lists, among them Israel (19th), Ontario (91st) and British Columbia (121st).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel טליה | 19th 2024 | 772 | about 1 in 102 |
| Ontario province | 91st 2024 | 109 | about 1 in 500 |
| British Columbia province | 121st 2023 | 24 | about 1 in 498 |
| Berlin city | 164th 2023 | 19 | about 1 in 763 |
| Sweden | 172nd 2025 | 52 | about 1 in 772 |
| Scotland | 178th 2025 | 23 | 1 in 778 |
| France | 194th 2025 | 305 | 1 in 940 |
| England and Wales | 195th 2025 | 260 | 1 in 974 |
| Northern Ireland | 205th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 911 |
| Quebec province | 208th 2025 | 28 | about 1 in 929 |
| Cologne city | 308th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 2,048 |
| Switzerland | 353rd 2025 | 20 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Austria | 362nd 2025 | 14 | 1 in 2,552 |
| The Netherlands | 399th 2025 | 33 | about 1 in 1,849 |
| Catalonia region | 526th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 3,854 |
| Ireland | 544th 2025 | 6 | 1 in 3,521 |
| Italy | 560th 2024 | 21 | 1 in 8,532 |
| Poland | 583rd 2025 | 3 | 1 in 39,929 |
| Leipzig city | 107th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 525 |
| Rostock city | 166th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 985 |
| Bonn city | 173rd 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 1,005 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Norway, Spain, Hungary and Slovenia.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Talia is the Italian form of Thalia, one of the Muses of Greek mythology, and the name goes back to the Ancient Greek Thaleia. The spelling Talía is also used.
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Said TAHL-ee-uh, it has three syllables with the weight at the front. Thalia is the Greek-style spelling, and Talya, Tahlia and Tala are other forms in use.
Talia is most common in Scotland, and it is a top-20 name in Israel. It is also well used in Ontario, British Columbia, Sweden and France. It is rising in most of the places where it appears and falling in none, and in France it reached its highest point in 2024, so it is a name with real momentum.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- TAHL-ee-uh, 3 syllables
- Other spellings
- Thalia
- Talya
- Tahlia
- Tala
Counted together here: Talía.
Etymology
The Italian name Talia (the Muse Thalia) is from Ancient Greek Thaleia.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 11 of 19 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 256 | 281 | 243 | 263 | 211 | 225 | 216 | 167 | 171 | 195 |
| Scotland | 383 | 570 | 275 | 216 | 257 | 286 | 200 | 168 | 215 | 178 |
| Northern Ireland | 432 | 218 | 424 | 192 | 298 | 201 | 178 | 407 | 205 | |
| Ireland | 661 | 579 | 734 | 621 | 495 | 336 | 502 | 495 | 372 | 544 |
| Ontario | 121 | 103 | 115 | 107 | 114 | 146 | 102 | 101 | 91 | |
| British Columbia | 187 | 196 | 167 | 210 | 179 | 123 | 182 | 121 | ||
| South Australia | 174 | 395 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 193 | 191 | 210 | 207 | 253 | 175 | 183 | 216 | 133 | 208 |
| France | 305 | 260 | 275 | 264 | 220 | 204 | 178 | 190 | 161 | 194 |
| The Netherlands | 609 | 802 | 526 | 591 | 586 | 689 | 479 | 381 | 399 | |
| Austria | 468 | 756 | 417 | 476 | 529 | 538 | 386 | 436 | 283 | 362 |
| Switzerland | 424 | 282 | 342 | 362 | 319 | 313 | 306 | 391 | 321 | 353 |
| Berlin | 302 | 185 | 223 | 172 | 198 | 172 | 136 | 164 | ||
| Munich | 238 | 260 | 196 | 200 | 226 | |||||
| Cologne | 615 | 433 | 299 | 174 | 659 | 435 | 318 | 308 | ||
| Bonn | 220 | 222 | 226 | 158 | 264 | 139 | 380 | 223 | 173 | |
| Leipzig | 375 | 257 | 110 | 151 | 191 | 201 | 186 | 361 | 117 | 107 |
| Rostock | 202 | 199 | 202 | 174 | 99 | 166 | ||||
| Sweden | 278 | 260 | 258 | 216 | 248 | 233 | 197 | 174 | 218 | 172 |
| Catalonia | 615 | 617 | 526 | |||||||
| Italy | 911 | 634 | 682 | 560 | ||||||
| Israel | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | 260 | 102.7 |
| 2024 | 171 | 290 | 112.4 |
| 2023 | 167 | 306 | 119.3 |
| 2022 | 216 | 221 | 83.9 |
| 2021 | 225 | 222 | 81.0 |
| 2020 | 211 | 233 | 86.8 |
| 2019 | 263 | 183 | 65.3 |
| 2018 | 243 | 208 | 72.2 |
| 2017 | 281 | 174 | 58.2 |
| 2016 | 256 | 197 | 64.1 |
| 2015 | 243 | 205 | 66.6 |
| 2014 | 254 | 193 | 62.9 |
| 2013 | 255 | 189 | 61.3 |
| 2012 | 277 | 178 | 55.3 |
| 2011 | 272 | 180 | 56.0 |
| 2010 | 305 | 155 | 48.3 |
| 2009 | 293 | 161 | 51.4 |
| 2008 | 261 | 184 | 58.3 |
| 2007 | 260 | 191 | 62.4 |
| 2006 | 274 | 171 | 57.1 |
| 2005 | 220 | 217 | 75.3 |
| 2004 | 237 | 192 | 67.2 |
| 2003 | 244 | 185 | 66.4 |
| 2002 | 285 | 133 | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 292 | 127 | 47.4 |
| 2000 | 261 | 153 | 56.0 |
| 1999 | 307 | 111 | 39.4 |
| 1998 | 386 | 83 | 28.7 |
| 1997 | 429 | 70 | 23.9 |
| 1996 | 385 | 86 | 29.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Talia in France since 1925 were born in or after 2017. First recorded in 1965. Her peak year there: 2024, at 117.5 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Talia per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2024 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Talia
1 in 344 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Talia.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Talia.
1 in 280 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Talia.
1 in 1,689 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Talia.
1 in 1,627 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Talia.
1 in 307 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Talia.
1 in 1,112 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Talia.
1 in 488 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Talia.
1 in 636 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Talia.
1 in 662 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Talia.
Middle names for Talia
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Talia Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials TC
Changes the beat after Talia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Talia Sophie
3-2 beats · initials TS
Changes the beat after Talia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Talia Grace
3-1 beats · initials TG
Changes the beat after Talia: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Talia Olivia
3-4 beats · initials TO · Talia slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Talia: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Talia slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Talia Mia
3-2 beats · initials TM
Changes the beat after Talia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Talia Ruby
3-2 beats · initials TR
Changes the beat after Talia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Talia Rose
3-1 beats · initials TR
Changes the beat after Talia: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Talia Nora
3-2 beats · initials TN
Changes the beat after Talia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Talia
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 2,556 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Talia across countries and decades.
1 in 341 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Talia across countries and decades.
1 in 606 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Talia across countries and decades.
1 in 1,491 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Talia across countries and decades.
1 in 587 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Talia across countries and decades.
1 in 581 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Talia across countries and decades.
1 in 1,634 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Talia across countries and decades.
1 in 919 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Talia across countries and decades.
Famous people named Talia
Talia Shire, Talia Balsam, Talia Ryder and Talia Gibson.
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American actress (born 1946)
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American TV and film actress born 1959
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American actress born 2002
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Australian tennis player born 2004
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Talia
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Talia?
Her best rank is No. 19 in Israel in 2024, about 1 in 102 girls. She is in the published lists of 21 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Talia?
TAHL-ee-uh, with 3 syllables.
Is Talia getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 11 of 19 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Talia?
The deck's top five sisters for Talia: Eliana, Zoey, Raya, Liana and Yara. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.