Talon

Where Talon comes from

The surname derives from Old French talon (“heel”) as a nickname for a deformity, or for a swift runner; also diminutive of Talbot and Talleyrand. The modern given name is associated with English talon.
— Wiktionary's entry for Talon
  • English
Along the way
  1. 1975
    First appearance
    #4,797 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2006
    Peak, #426
    661 babies named Talon — more than any year before or since.
  3. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #754.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from English of modern usage.
Namesakes

No widely known Talon turns up in the encyclopedias yet — the name is still all theirs to make famous.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.