Given name
Talulah
“running water; leaping water”
In English use, Talulah has a related form in Tallulah. One Native American interpretation is “running water; leaping water.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Talulah has a related form in Tallulah. One Native American interpretation is “running water; leaping water.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Talulah has a related form in 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 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Talulah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 566
- 0 boys · 566 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 38
- #3,896 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +79%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 38 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,896 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 79.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 314 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.
Talulah’s family of names
In English usage, Talulah has a related form in Tallulah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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.
People named Talulah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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