Given name & surname
Tala
“a stalking wolf”
Tala is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “a stalking wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “a stalking wolf.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tala through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,497
- 0 boys · 3,497 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 187 babies
- 2025
- 187
- #1,217 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 187 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,217 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (43). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,821 as a first name in 2020; 298 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tala’s family of names
Tala has a related form in Talla. Tala has a related form in Talah. In Greek usage, Tala as a surname is a transliteration of Τάλα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tala
- Tala AsheIrani-American actressborn 1984
- Tala BirellAustrian film actress (1907–1958)
- Tala AbujbaraQatari rowerborn 1992
- Tala MadaniIranian-American painter (born 1981)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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