Given name & surname
Talley
“a legendary hero”·“of the morning dew”·“morning dew from heaven”
Talley is a variant of Talli. Interpretations include “a legendary hero” and “of the morning dew”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Talley 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
Talley is a variant of Talli. Interpretations include “a legendary hero” and “of the morning dew”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Talley 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
Talley is a variant of Talli. Talli has been associated with Native American and Hebrew naming traditions. Talley is a variant of Talia. Talia has been associated with Hebrew and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Irish Ó Taithligh (“descendant of Taithleach”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Talley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 441
- 81 boys · 360 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,822 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,822 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 556 as a first name in 2020; 28,562 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.
Talley’s family of names
Talley has a related form in Talia. Talley has a related form in Talli.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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