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Tallulah

“From the Tallulah River, Georgia; often glossed 'thundering waters', disputed” — Cherokee-associated place name (Georgia, US) origin

Girl's name · #939 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Tallulah has appeared in US records since 1917 — best rank #810 (2023) · 4,102 babies named Tallulah all-time · 1 in 5,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 6,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tallulahs

Tallulah Bankhead — actress
Tallulah Greive — Scottish actress
Tallulah Harlech — English model and actress
Tallulah Haddon — actress, artist and model
Tallulah Morton — Australian model

In stories & tradition

Tallulah Black — Jonah Hex
Tallulah — Little Ellen
Tallulah Bankhead — Hollywood

What Tallulahs become

Among 18 notable people named Tallulah:

Entertainers appear 4.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tallulah Bankhead, actress.

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