How Many People Are Named Talitha?
An estimated 2,995 people in the United States have the first name Talitha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Talitha peaked in popularity in 1982 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talitha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Talitha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,995
About 1 in 114,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1982
90 births
Total Registered
3,477
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talitha
Talitha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,477 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Talitha as a female name
Ranked #3,257 in 2024
49 female births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (90 births)
Talitha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talitha span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 659 babies were registered. While Talitha is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Talitha by Decade
How has Talitha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Talitha by State
Birth registrations for Talitha span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri. On average, about 36 Talithas were registered per state.
Talitha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talitha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Talitha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talitha?
We estimate approximately 2,995 people named Talitha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 114,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Talitha a common name?
Talitha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,477 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talitha most popular?
Talitha reached peak popularity in 1982, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talitha is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talitha a female name?
Talitha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talitha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talitha Smith, Talitha Johnson, Talitha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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