Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: falling
TaliIn Hebrew: טלי · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: טַלִּי
Tali (Hebrew: טלי) is a girl's name of Hebrew origin. 9,580 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 28 girls and ranked #404. Its peak year was 1974, with 471 babies.
- People in Israel
- 9,580
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 28
- rank #404
- Peak year
- 1974
- 471 babies
- USA, 2025
- 57
- rank #2,933
Writing and saying Tali
In Hebrew letters the name is טלי, read right to left. Tali is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Tali by year: Israel and abroad
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Tali in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 57 | #2,933 | 2023 (60) |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 7 | #3,409 | 2006 (14) |
| England and Wales | 2025 | 7 | #3,332 | 2006 (14) |
| Alberta | 2025 | 2 | #1,618 | 2022 (3) |
Counts for girls. The Hebrew page for Tali has every year and the other spellings.
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Tali
How do you write Tali in Hebrew?
Tali is written טלי in Hebrew (with vowel points: טַלִּי). Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Tali?
9,580 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name טלי: 9,562 women and 18 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Tali a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 99.8% of the people named טלי are women.
Is Tali used outside Israel?
The name Tali appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 57 girls were given it in 2025 (#2,933), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 7 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - England and Wales: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Baby names in England and Wales: from 1996
Years 1996–2025 · updated 2026-07 · licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 · names given to fewer than 3 babies a year are not published - Alberta: Alberta Vital Statistics
Frequency and ranking of baby names by year and gender
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-08-11 · licence: Open Government Licence - Alberta - Quebec: Retraite Québec
Banque de prénoms (filles, garçons)
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-06-18 · licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published
Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.