Given name & surname · also Native American

Talli

“a legendary hero”·“of the morning dew”

Talli is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a legendary hero” and “of the morning dew”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Interpretations include “a legendary hero” and “of the morning dew”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Where it comes from

This spelling has been associated with Native American and Hebrew naming traditions.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Talli through the years

Babies since 1880
139
0 boys · 139 girls
Most popular year
1975
12 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02.557.5101960198020002025Highest share 19750.0
Talli in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1958–2025, 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 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 258 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.

Talli’s family of names

Talli has a related form in Talia. Talli has a related form in Tally. Talli has a related form in Talley.

Walk Talli’s family in the name graph

TalliΤάλληTaliaTallyTallieTalleyTalleaTallee

Inner ring: spellings · outer: 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 6

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Talli, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Mythological

Zana

“one having great fame”

25RareSteady

>99% girls

Mythological

Tarrah

“hill”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Mythological

Tarha

“hill”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Mythological

Tarasa

“hill”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Scandinavian · Mythological

Tora

“thunder”

15Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Mythological

Aprel

“to open”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Mythological

Tarah

“hill”

12Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Mythological

Apryle

“to open”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Talli’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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