Talitha vs Tayla
Talitha and Taylacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Talitha was ranked #1541 and Tayla #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Talitha and Tayla over time
Talitha and Tayla appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Tayla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Talitha in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Talitha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tayla in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Talitha held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tayla in 25.
Highest recorded here: Talitha #764 in 2000, Tayla #238 in 2003.
The order changed in 2024: Talitha moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2201 and #1774; by 2024 that had become #1541 and #3318.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Talitha #1541, Tayla #3318.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Talitha | Tayla |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1541 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Talitha has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tayla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Talitha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #974 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2010
Highest recorded position: #536 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2010).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Tayla
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #64 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1994–2011
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1994–2011).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls