Entry № 5778 · Choctaw origin

Tallulah Tallulah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tah-LOO-lah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Choctaw

Meaning

"Leaping water"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 698

First recorded

Ancient (Choctaw)

The meaning

A name that means "leaping water".

Tallulah is from the Choctaw word taluha, meaning "leaping water." It is the name of Tallulah Falls, Georgia, where waterfalls cascade through a gorge.

Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), the American actress, gave the name international glamour. Today Tallulah is rising — currently in the U.S. top 700.

Leaping water. A Choctaw place name turned Broadway name.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Tallulah

Transliteration: Tallulah
Pronunciation: / təˈluː.lə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Tallulah stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 698 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 612 in 2018

Babies named Tallulah · last year

412 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

1995

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Tallulahs before her.

Real people

Tallulah Bankhead

American actress.

1902 – 1968

Tallulah Willis

Daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.

born 1994

In fiction

Tallulah

Common contemporary character name.

Names connected to Tallulah.

Numerology

The number behind Tallulah.

The Communicator

Tallulah reduces to three — the number of leaping vitality.

Parents on Tallulah

Why families chose this name.

"Leaping water. Three syllables. We were drawn to the original meaning."

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