Given name
Taletha
“a maiden; young girl”
Taletha is a variant of Talitha. One Arabic interpretation is “a maiden; young girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Taletha is a variant of Talitha. One Arabic interpretation is “a maiden; young girl.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Taletha is a variant of Talitha. An origin associated with Talitha is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taletha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 242
- 0 boys · 242 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 262 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Taletha’s family of names
Taletha has a related form in Talitha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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