Possibly Frog Place, in the Cherokee place-name account; the deeper meaning is unsettled.
The English personal-name entry links Tallulah to the Cherokee place name. The OU Dictionary (Englutan), hosted by the Cherokee Nation Language Department, tentatively explains the historical settlement name as a place associated with frogs calling. Its wording is probable, not certain. This is a place-name interpretation, not a proven literal meaning for every modern bearer. The separate Tallulah Falls entry is not used as the meaning of Tallulah. No pronunciation or popularity records are transferred between spellings.
Origin
English given-name tradition linked to the Cherokee place-name Tallulah.
The English personal-name entry links Tallulah to the Cherokee place name. The OU Dictionary (Englutan), hosted by the Cherokee Nation Language Department, tentatively explains the historical settlement name as a place associated with frogs calling. Its wording is probable, not certain. This is a place-name interpretation, not a proven literal meaning for every modern bearer. The separate Tallulah Falls entry is not used as the meaning of Tallulah. No pronunciation or popularity records are transferred between spellings.
English pronunciation
/təˈlu.lə/
English reading; stress on the second syllable.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
21 · preliminary
1218
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2023
Girls
5 (rounded to 5)
4732
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
185
253
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2024
Girls
3
790
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2011
Girls
3
937
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
276
939
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: Possibly Frog Place, in the Cherokee place-name account; the deeper meaning is unsettled.
Checked against cited source
The English personal-name entry links Tallulah to the Cherokee place name. The OU Dictionary (Englutan), hosted by the Cherokee Nation Language Department, tentatively explains the historical settlement name as a place associated with frogs calling. Its wording is probable, not certain. This is a place-name interpretation, not a proven literal meaning for every modern bearer. The separate Tallulah Falls entry is not used as the meaning of Tallulah. No pronunciation or popularity records are transferred between spellings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tallulah personal-name entry; OU Dictionary (Englutan), Cherokee Nation Language Department host, PDF page 729, Tallulah settlement entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tallulah&oldid=90130291; https://language.cherokee.gov/media/ykahxw4v/oudictionaryeuglutan.pdf#page=729. License: Wiktionary-derived summary CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); dictionary copyright and other source rights retained (https://language.cherokee.gov/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the name-family connection and tentative place-name explanation, preserving uncertainty. No dictionary table, image, audio or extended passage reproduced.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0; other source rights retained
Origin: English given-name tradition linked to the Cherokee place-name Tallulah.
Checked against cited source
The English personal-name entry links Tallulah to the Cherokee place name. The OU Dictionary (Englutan), hosted by the Cherokee Nation Language Department, tentatively explains the historical settlement name as a place associated with frogs calling. Its wording is probable, not certain. This is a place-name interpretation, not a proven literal meaning for every modern bearer. The separate Tallulah Falls entry is not used as the meaning of Tallulah. No pronunciation or popularity records are transferred between spellings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tallulah personal-name entry; OU Dictionary (Englutan), Cherokee Nation Language Department host, PDF page 729, Tallulah settlement entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tallulah&oldid=90130291; https://language.cherokee.gov/media/ykahxw4v/oudictionaryeuglutan.pdf#page=729. License: Wiktionary-derived summary CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); dictionary copyright and other source rights retained (https://language.cherokee.gov/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the name-family connection and tentative place-name explanation, preserving uncertainty. No dictionary table, image, audio or extended passage reproduced.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0; other source rights retained
English pronunciation: /təˈlu.lə/
Checked against cited source
English reading; stress on the second syllable.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelling variant: Talulah
Checked against cited source
English given-name relationship. These spellings remain separate in popularity statistics.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
