Girls' name · since 1980
Talar
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 212 babies named Talar, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
212 girls have been named Talar since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talar has been recorded 212 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2016.
- #19,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 212 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talar ranks #19,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Talar's 212 recorded births place it above 73.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Talar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talar's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2016
- Peak year (1992)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Talar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (101 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Talar's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Talar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 101 births (48% of all-time use).
Talar by state
Where Talar concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 40.6% |
86 of 212 births nationwide.
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What to do with Talar's data
- Talar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Talars (86 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1980–2016 (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 Talar 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.