Tally comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Gentle dew from heaven.
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How popular is Tally?
1958peak year
Tally has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #11376), with about 9 babies named Tally each year. In 1958, 19 babies received the name (ranked #2740). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 686.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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