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.
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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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"