Boys' name · since 1985
Talan
3,982 babies named Talan in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,098 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,422 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,982
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Talan is the #3422 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,982 recorded since 1985.
Talan has 3,982 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3422 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #2,098 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,422 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,982 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talan ranks #2,098 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,422 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,982 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,098 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,422 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,982
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Talan's 3,982 recorded births place it above 95.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Talan compares
3,982 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Talan's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,982 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,060 | 34 | 22,252 |
Talan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talan's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 1,060, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,060
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Talan popularity over time - girls
51 total births recorded since 2005 (Talan as girls' name)
Talan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,598 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Talan's strongest decade.
2,598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Talan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,598 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,064 births
- 2020s 237
2020s
237 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,598 births (65% of all-time use).
How Talan 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 Talan's total volume
Talan by state
Where Talan concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 298 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 226 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 175 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 146 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 124 | 3.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 118 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 115 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 98 | 2.5% |
298 of 3,982 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Talan appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Talan's data
- Talan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,598 total births); usage has since declined to 237 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Talans (298 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 Talan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Talan 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.