Tala is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning “to see or observe.” In 2024 it was given to 171 girls in the United States.
Tala belongs to the Muslim & Arabic and Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “to see or observe” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tala first appears in Social Security records in 1953. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1336 in 2024, and in 2024 171 babies received the name — 3,308 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tala means “to see or observe” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tala is a girl name. In 2024, 171 babies received the name in the US.
Tala comes from the Muslim & Arabic and Scandinavian tradition.
Tala first appears in US records in 1953. Its best-ever ranking was #1336 in 2024, and 171 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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