Boys' name · since 1971
Talal
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 739 babies named Talal, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,210 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,084 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 739
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Talal currently ranks #5084 among boys' names in America, with 739 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talal has been recorded 739 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #5084 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #6,210 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,084 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 739 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talal ranks #6,210 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,084 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 739 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,210 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,084 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 739
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Talal's 739 recorded births place it above 86.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Talal compares
739 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Talal's all-time total is 100% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 739 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Talal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Talal's full recorded timeline at 2003, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Talal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Talal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (254 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Talal's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Talal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
254 births
- 2020s 96
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 254 births (34% of all-time use).
How Talal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Talal's total volume
Talal by state
Where Talal concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
21 of 739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Talal's data
- Talal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (254 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Talals (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Talal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.