Given name & surname
Tali
“morning dew from heaven”·“blooming”
Tali is a variant of Talia. Interpretations include “morning dew from heaven” and “blooming”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tali is a variant of Talia. Interpretations include “morning dew from heaven” and “blooming”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tali is a variant of Talia. Talia has been associated with Hebrew and Greek naming traditions.
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
Tali through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,535
- 72 boys · 1,463 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 57
- #2,953 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 57 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,953 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,764 as a first name in 2020; 229 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.
Tali’s family of names
Tali has a related form in Talia. In Greek usage, Tali as a surname is a transliteration of Τάλη. In Greek usage, Tali as a surname is a transliteration of Τάλι.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tali
- Tali GolergantIsraeli-Luxembourgish singer and actress (born 2000)
- Tali PloskovIsraeli politicianborn 1962
- Tali Shalom EzerIsraeli filmmaker, writer and directorborn 1978
- Tally GotlivIsraeli lawyer and politicianborn 1975
- Tali SharotCognitive neuroscientist
- Tali SharonIsraeli actressborn 1979
- Tali Morenofemales in the Media Worldborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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