Feminine dossier · first seen 1994
Taliyah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2008
Peak era
2008
Peak births
458
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Taliyah
How many people are named Taliyah?
An estimated 8,792 living Americans are named Taliyah.
How rare is Taliyah?
Taliyah is uncommon among babies today, with 203 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 55.7% from its 2008 peak.
How old is the typical Taliyah?
The median age of a living American named Taliyah is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 21 years old.
Is Taliyah still popular?
Not especially. Taliyah has been declining since its 2008 peak and registered 203 births in 2025.
Where is Taliyah most common?
Taliyah has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 4.7× more often than the national baseline.
1994Peak 20082025
Peak year
2008
Decline from peak
55.7%
2025
203
All-time
8,900
Where it lives now
Taliyah is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 4.7× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in South Carolina.
States where Taliyah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.