Recorded 1955–2005 Girls' name Peak 1977 369 births

Talana — girls' name

369 babies named Talana in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s311960s531970s1141980s1101990s342000s27
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Talana was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

21 babies were named Talana in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talana

The Social Security Administration has registered 369 babies named Talana between 1955 and 2005, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Talana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Talana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talana 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 369 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.

Talana at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

369

Since 1955

51 years of records

Peak year

1977

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1955

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2005

Talana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1955

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1977)
21
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 20051994198619801974196819601955 6

Talana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
114 births that decade — 31% of Talana's all-time total
1950s311960s531970s1141980s1101990s342000s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talana?
369 babies have been named Talana since 1955. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1977 with 21 births.
When was Talana most popular?
Talana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Talana been used?
Talana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 51 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Talana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1955–2005 (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.