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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Tally

Used in both girl and boy records

Tally appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Tally by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDTally as a girl’s nameUS records 1947–2024
#6860girl rank1958peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDTally as a boy’s nameUS records 1914–1977
#10751boy rank1975peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Tally in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl195819 uses#266219581947–202057 listed years
Boy197515 uses#264019751926–197721 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.