MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tala mean?
Tala is the everyday Hindi noun for a lock. Sanskrit tala also denotes the palmyra palm, giving the name a separate tree sense.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ताला
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tala in Indian usage
10,810 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 5,767 records (53.3%).
- Recorded as male: 5,043 records (46.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 479 |
| 1950s | 1,114 |
| 1960s | 2,306 |
| 1970s | 3,097 |
| 1980s | 2,268 |
| 1990s | 1,309 |
| Other decades | 237 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Jharkhand | 6,042 |
| Bihar | 2,541 |
| Gujarat | 1,749 |
| Maharashtra | 203 |
| Other states | 275 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Tala / F | 43 | 834 |
| Scotland | Tala / F | 4 | 632 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tala; Table_6, C847 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tala; Table_6, C847
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tala; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tala; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Monier-Williams, tāla, p. 444,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.