Given name
Tallulah
“running water; leaping water”
Tallulah is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “running water; leaping water.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “running water; leaping water.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tallulah has a related form in Talulla. The history of Talulla gives this family its wider story. Talulla’s historical associations include at least two Irish saints of the 8th and 9th centuries.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Tallulah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,102
- 0 boys · 4,102 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 345 babies
- 2025
- 276
- #940 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +59%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 276 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 940 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 59.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,294 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.
Tallulah’s family of names
Tallulah has a related form in Tallula. Tallulah has a related form in Tallulla. Tallulah has a related form in Talula.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Tallulah
- Tallulah BankheadAmerican actress (1903–1968)1902–1968
- Tallulah GreiveScottish actressborn 1997
- Tallulah HarlechEnglish model and actressborn 1988
- Tallulah Haddonactress, artist and modelborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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