Tala

“Gold (Persian); bright star (Tagalog)” — Persian/Tagalog origin

Girl's name · #1217 in the US (2025) · Trending

Tala is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1953, it stood at #1217 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 3,500 girls have been named Tala along the way.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 1,900 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Talas

Tala Ashe — Irani-American actress
Tala Birell — Austrian film actress (1907–1958)
Tala Tudu — Award Winning Indian Santhali writer and translator
Tala Madani — Iranian-American painter (born 1981)
Tala Abujbara — Qatari rower

In stories & tradition

Tala — goddess
Tala Durith — Obi-Wan Kenobi

What Talas become

Among 37 notable people named Tala:

Sports figures appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tala Abujbara, Qatari rower.

Similar names: Talayah · Safa · Taliyah · Nala · Khadija · Nayla

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