Is Tally a boy or girl name?

Tally is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 699 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 80.4% were girls and 19.6% were boys.

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Tally

Recorded 1926–2025 · United States

Tally was most popular in 1975, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,810 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 699 people named Tally.

Tally over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tally’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tally a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tally is mostly a girl’s name — 80.4% of the 699 Americans given it were girls and 19.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org