Tallulah
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About Tallulah
This hauntingly euphonious Choctaw name has re-entered the public domain, as memories of the outrageous actress Tallulah Bankhead have faded. For years, Tallulah was a name associated only with Bankhead, named for her paternal grandmother who was named after the Georgia town of Tallulah Falls.
A modern hipster favorite, Tallulah had been chosen for their daughters by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patrick Dempsey, Damian Dash, Rachel Roy and Sara Rue. The name was trail-blazed by Demi Moore and Bruce Willis for their now grown daughter.
When spelled Talulla or Talullah, it is also a traditional Irish name that was borne by two saints.
Tallulah is among the Feminine Feminist names is one of our hottest baby name trends of 2024.
Pronounced TAL-oo-luh.
As of October 2026, Tallulah ranked #940 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #814 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #214.
Editor's take: The name Tallulah is a girl's name of Irish, Native American origin meaning "leaping water, lady of abundance".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,561 | 140 | 78.4 |
| 2015 | #1,453 | 159 | 89.1 |
| 2016 | #1,482 | 155 | 87.5 |
| 2017 | #1,279 | 185 | 107.2 |
| 2018 | #1,275 | 181 | 106.4 |
| 2019 | #1,242 | 189 | 112.6 |
| 2020 | #1,130 | 213 | 131.8 |
| 2021 | #1,022 | 249 | 151.7 |
| 2022 | #1,000 | 262 | 159.7 |
| 2023 | #814 | 342 | 213.1 |
| 2024 | #815 | 339 | 209.2 |
| 2025 | #940 | 276 | 171.7 |
World rankings
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Tallulah on lists
Famous Tallulahs
- Tallulah Brockman Bankhead
American actress
- Tallulah Greive
British actress
- Tallulah Sylvia Harlech
English actress
- Tallulah Goldsmith
cousin of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Tallulah Belle Willis (b. 1994)
daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
- Tallulah Novogratz (b. 1997)
daughter of designers Robert and Cortney Novogratz; twin of sister Bellamy
- Tallulah Lilac Morgan (b. 2004)
daughter of actress Jessie Wallace and Dave Morgan
- Tallulah Grace Lascelles (b. 2005)
great,great,granddaughter of King George V; in line to the British throne
- Tallulah Andrews (b. 2006)
daughter of actress/matchmaker Amber Kelleher and Nicholas Andrews
- Tallulah Hoffman (b. 2007)
daughter of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Tallulah Ruth Dash (b. 2008)
daughter of Damon Dash and designer Rachel Roy
- Tallulah Stephens (b. 2009)
daughter of actors Toby Stephens and Anna,Louise Plowman
- Tallulah Anaïs Sykes (b. 2013)
daughter of actress Marsha Thomason and Craig Sykes
Tallulah in pop culture
- Tallulah Black
character in Jonah Hex comics.
- Tallulah
character and song in movie "Bugsy Malone".
- Tallulah "Lu" Simmons
character on TV's "Crossing Jordan".
- Jennifer Tallulah Humphrey
character in the "Gossip Girl" series.
- Tallulah
minor character in TV's "Doctor Who".
- Tallulah
character in Korean animated series "Tickety Tock" .
- Talulah Gosh
English rock band.
- "Tallulah
" 2016 film and its main character.
- "Tallulah
" song by Sonata Arctica.
- "Tallulah
" song by Company of Thieves.
- Tallulah
character in "Barbie as the Island Princess".
- "Talula
" song by Tori Amos.
- Tallulah Stiel
a main character in series "I Love LA"