Tallie
A diminutive feminine name likely derived from the Old English word "tallic" meaning "nimble" or "swift".
Name Census estimates that about 508 living Americans carry the first name Tallie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 83.1% of registrations being female. The average person named Tallie today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tallie births was 1972 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tallie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tallie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
508
~ 1 in 674,713 Americans
Peak year
1972
29 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
1956 SSA rank
#4,404
Tracked since 1890
Census
Tallie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 547 people with the first name Tallie, which placed it at #19,370 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,370
National first-name rank
People counted
547
547 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tallie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tallie is White at 74.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.0%) and Two or More Races (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tallie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tallie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.4% · 407
- Black or African American13.0% · 71
- Two or more races4.9% · 27
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 8
Gender
Gender distribution for Tallie
Tallie leans heavily female at 83.1% of total registrations, but 112 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Tallie as a male name
- Ranked #4,404 in 1956
- 5 male births in 1956
- Peak: 1900 (10 births)
Tallie as a female name
- Ranked #6,874 in 2024
- 17 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1972 (29 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tallie leans strongly female. 489 people counted with this name were female (88.9%), compared with 61 male bearers (11.1%).
Popularity
Tallie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tallie from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 104 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Tallie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tallie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tallie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tallies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tallie
The name Tallie is a diminutive form of the English name Talia, which derived from the Hebrew name Thalya. Thalya itself is a feminine variant of the biblical name Talmud, meaning "student of the law." The name Tallie likely emerged in the Middle Ages, particularly in regions with strong Jewish communities, such as parts of Europe and the Middle East.
Historically, the name Tallie has been associated with scholarly pursuits and intellectual endeavors. In the 12th century, Rabbi Talmud ben Moses Tallie, a prominent Jewish scholar from Spain, wrote extensively on Jewish law and philosophy. His works heavily influenced the development of Sephardic Jewish culture.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tallie can be found in the 14th century, when Tallie ben Avraham, a Jewish philosopher and poet from Seville, Spain, gained recognition for his contributions to the Golden Age of Jewish culture in Andalusia.
In the 16th century, Tallie Shahin, a Persian poet and scholar, gained fame for her eloquent poetry and her advocacy for women's education. Her works challenged societal norms and inspired generations of female writers and intellectuals.
The name Tallie also appeared in religious texts, such as the Talmud, which is a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. In the Talmud, the name is mentioned in reference to various scholars and rabbis, further solidifying its association with learning and wisdom.
Another notable figure was Tallie Yuval, a 17th-century Jewish scholar and kabbalist from Safed, Palestine. Yuval's writings on Jewish mysticism and the Kabbalah greatly influenced the development of these esoteric teachings.
In more recent times, Tallie Almagor, born in 1935, was an acclaimed Israeli author and playwright. Her works explored themes of identity, family, and the complexities of modern Israeli society, earning her numerous literary awards and accolades.
People
Tallie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tallie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tallie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tallie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 508 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tallie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 674,713 US residents.
Is Tallie a common name?
We classify Tallie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 662 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tallie most popular?
The single biggest year for Tallie was 1972, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tallie is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tallie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 547 people with the name Tallie, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,370 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tallie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tallie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tallie leans strongly female. 489 people counted with this name were female (88.9%), compared with 61 male bearers (11.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tallie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tallie is White at 74.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.0%) and Two or More Races (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tallie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tallie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.4% (407 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tallie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tallie a female name?
Yes, 83.1% of people registered as Tallie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tallie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tallie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tallie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Tallie?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Tallie, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.