Given name

Talithia

“a maiden; young girl”

Talithia is a variant of Talitha. One Arabic interpretation is “a maiden; young girl.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Talithia is a variant of Talitha. One Arabic interpretation is “a maiden; young girl.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Talithia 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Talithia through the years

Babies since 1880
39
0 boys · 39 girls
Most popular year
1978
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246198020002025Highest share 19780.0
Talithia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1968–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 115 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.

Talithia’s family of names

Talithia has a related form in Talitha.

Walk Talithia’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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