Given name
Tallula
“running water; leaping water”
Tallula is a variant of Tallulah. One Native American interpretation is “running water; leaping water.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tallula is a variant of Tallulah. One Native American interpretation is “running water; leaping water.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tallula is a variant of Tallulah. An origin associated with Tallulah is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tallula through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 199
- 0 boys · 199 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #10,033 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,033 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tallula’s family of names
Tallula has a related form in Tallulah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.