Girls' name · since 1955
Talana
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 369 babies named Talana, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
369 girls have been named Talana since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talana has been recorded 369 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2005.
- #14,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 369 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talana ranks #14,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 369 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Talana's 369 recorded births place it above 80.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Talana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Talana splits its recorded history at 1978: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Talana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2005
- Peak year (1977)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Talana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (114 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Talana's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Talana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 114 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Talana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Talana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1955–2005 (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 Talana 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.