Tallulah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “leaping water”
- Origin
- Native American
- Say it
- tuh-LOO-luh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Tallulah is generally linked to a Choctaw source and is commonly glossed as 'leaping water.' Its exact original form is not fully certain, but this is the standard accepted explanation.
How popular is Tallulah?
Babies named Tallulah in 2024339
2024 rank#815 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18803,819
Tallulah is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Tallulah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
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- Cheyennepeople of a different speech · Native American
- Aiyanaetymology uncertain · Native American
- Xitlalistar · Native American
- Denalithe high one · Native American
- Shaniaon my way · Native American
- Cheyannepeople of a different speech · Native American
- Shyannepeople of a different speech · Native American
Tallulah questions
What does the name Tallulah mean?
Tallulah means "leaping water". It comes from Native American. Tallulah is generally linked to a Choctaw source and is commonly glossed as 'leaping water.' Its exact original form is not fully certain, but this is the standard accepted explanation.
Is Tallulah a boy or girl name?
Tallulah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Tallulah?
339 US babies were named Tallulah in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Tallulah?
Tallulah is usually pronounced tuh-LOO-luh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.