# Talitha (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/talitha/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Aramaic |
| Meaning | “female child”, “girl”, “maiden” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtælɪθə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,521 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 3,521 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 627, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Aramaic טליתא (ṭalyəṯāʾ, “female child, girl, maiden”). From a passage in the New Testament (Gospel of Mark) in which Jesus restores to life a little girl.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42 | 3,715 |
| 2012 | 39 | 3,985 |
| 2013 | 40 | 3,843 |
| 2014 | 48 | 3,365 |
| 2015 | 55 | 3,087 |
| 2016 | 45 | 3,516 |
| 2017 | 42 | 3,689 |
| 2018 | 62 | 2,779 |
| 2019 | 66 | 2,649 |
| 2020 | 70 | 2,497 |
| 2021 | 51 | 3,205 |
| 2022 | 37 | 4,035 |
| 2023 | 60 | 2,846 |
| 2024 | 49 | 3,273 |
| 2025 | 42 | 3,638 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 2,150 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1,893 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1,956 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,501 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1,783 |
| 2016 | 22 | 1,472 |
| 2017 | 23 | 1,411 |
| 2018 | 23 | 1,393 |
| 2019 | 21 | 1,439 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,397 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,711 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,685 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2024 | 20 | 1,541 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2,138 |

## People named Talitha

- Talitha Bateman, American actress
- Talitha Diggs, American athlete
- Talitha Getty, Dutch actress (1940-1971)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.