Recorded 1995–2021 Boys' name Peak 2016 22 births

Taalib — boys' name

22 babies named Taalib in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s112020s6
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Taalib was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Taalib in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taalib

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Taalib between 1995 and 2021, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taalib currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taalib performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Taalib shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taalib in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Taalib at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

22

Since 1995

27 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1995

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2021

Taalib popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1995

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 2021201620131995 5

Taalib by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 50% of Taalib's all-time total
1990s52010s112020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taalib?
22 babies have been named Taalib since 1995. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Taalib most popular?
Taalib was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Taalib been used?
Taalib has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 27 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Taalib?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taariq, Taavi, Taaj, Taahir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.