How Many People Are Named Tally?
An estimated 589 people in the United States have the first name Tally. It is used for both genders, with 80.0% female. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Tally peaked in popularity in 1975 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tally 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 Tally paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
589
About 1 in 581,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1975
33 births
Total Registered
686
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tally
Tally is predominantly female (80.0%), though 137 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tally as a male name
Ranked #5,062 in 1977
7 male births in 1977
Peak: 1975 (15 births)
Tally as a female name
Ranked #10,976 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (19 births)
Tally: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tally span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 186 babies were registered. Tally has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tally by Decade
How has Tally 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.
Tally + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tally as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tally
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tally: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tally?
We estimate approximately 589 people named Tally 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 581,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Tally a common name?
Tally is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 686 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tally most popular?
Tally reached peak popularity in 1975, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tally is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tally a female name?
Tally is predominantly female. 80.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tally Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tally Smith, Tally Johnson, Tally 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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