Talan

Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · #3,379 for boys in 2025, 34 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2006 · 1,060 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,982
since 1985

Talan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Talan has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #309, 2006boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,37934
2024—#3,10439
2023—#2,95242
2022—#3,27836
2021—#3,02140
2020—#2,68946
2019—#2,58250
2018—#2,50751
2017—#2,09166
2016—#1,72490
2015—#1,89577
2014#16,5135#1,526105
2013—#1,277136
2012—#1,207148
2011—#1,244139
2010—#976202
2009#15,2426#825266
2008—#725319
2007#11,6309#566455
2006#6,12521#3091,060
2005#10,12810#542446
2004—#4,26420
2003—#6,71510
2002—#6,52210
2001—#5,66712
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1999—#7,8747
1998—#4,65014
1997—#8,1106
1996—#4,87812
1995—#7,7926
1994—#6,9687
1993—#8,7005
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1988—#6,4266
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1986—#5,3327
1985—#5,1477
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First appearance
1985

The first year at least five boys were named Talan! It came in at #5,147, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1987, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Talan is popular in 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #633 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,867 boysMNIllinois: #772 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,046 boysILWisconsin: #563 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,100 boysWIMichigan: #829 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,051 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedSDIowa: #442 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,637 boysIAIndiana: #458 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,876 boysINOhio: #705 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,696 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,008 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,354 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,424 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 20,178 boysCAUtah: #461 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,554 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedCONebraska: #406 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,075 boysNEMissouri: #598 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,183 boysMOKentucky: #533 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,905 boysKYWest Virginia: #306 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,715 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedDEArizona: #477 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,072 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedNMKansas: #371 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,860 boysKSArkansas: #524 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,005 boysARTennessee: #511 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,302 boysTNNorth Carolina: #708 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,384 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #429 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,087 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #676 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,832 boysALGeorgia: #924 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,378 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Talan, so not publishedHITexas: #1,045 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 10,968 boysTXFlorida: #884 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,331 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#306 · 1 in 1,715
  2. Kansas#371 · 1 in 1,860
  3. Nebraska#406 · 1 in 2,075
  4. Louisiana#429 · 1 in 2,087
  5. Iowa#442 · 1 in 2,637

Best ever in a state: #92 in South Dakota, 2006.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#30651 in 1,715
Kansas#37191 in 1,860
Nebraska#40651 in 2,075
Louisiana#429121 in 2,087
Iowa#44261 in 2,637
Indiana#458131 in 2,876
Utah#46191 in 2,554
Arizona#477131 in 3,072
Tennessee#511111 in 3,302
Arkansas#52451 in 3,005
Kentucky#53361 in 3,905
Wisconsin#56371 in 4,100
Missouri#59881 in 4,183
Minnesota#63361 in 4,867
Alabama#67651 in 4,832
Ohio#705111 in 5,696
North Carolina#708101 in 5,384
Illinois#772121 in 6,046
Michigan#82971 in 7,051
Florida#884131 in 7,331
Georgia#92481 in 7,378
Pennsylvania#1,00861 in 10,354
Texas#1,045171 in 10,968
California#1,424121 in 20,178
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See more about Talan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 275 spots since 2024 (#3,104 → #3,379)
  • 690 spots since 2020 (#2,689 → #3,379)
  • 1,484 spots since 2015 (#1,895 → #3,379)
  • Biggest jump: 3,722 spots in 2005 (#4,264 → #542)
  • Biggest drop: 268 spots in 2011 (#976 → #1,244)
Rise & fade · boys
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1985
  • Peaked 2006 at #309 (1,060 births)
  • Births halved by 2007, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 6 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 2005–2010
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,939
  • Highest: 1 in 1,939 boys born in 2006 were named Talan (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 50,238 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 65.2% of all boys named Talan (2,598) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s20#5,147 (1985)#5,635
1990s63#4,650 (1998)#7,030
2000s2,598#309 (2006)#2,904
2010s1,064#976 (2010)#1,703
2020s237#2,689 (2020)#3,071

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Talan in 2009

girls
#15,242
6 births · 1 in 306,186 girls
boys
#825
266 births · 1 in 7,457 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #15,242Talan6

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #825Talan266
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 306,186 of them was named Talan, which outranked 24.5% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Talan
  1. #13,704Zykirah7
  2. #13,704Zylie7
  3. #13,704Zyllah7
  4. #15,242Talan6
  5. #15,242Aadison6
  6. #15,242Aahliyah6
  7. #15,242Aaila6
  8. #17,294Aaden5
  9. #17,294Aaiyana5
  10. #17,294Aaiza5

Tied with 2,051 names at #15,242; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 7,457 of them was named Talan, which outranked 94.3% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Talan
  1. #822Blaze269
  2. #823Demarcus267
  3. #823Jeramiah267
  4. #825Talan266
  5. #825Harold266
  6. #827Ayaan265
  7. #828Alfred263
  8. #828Derick263

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2009 →