Boys' name · since 1910
Talbert
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 826 babies named Talbert, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 826
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Talbert is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 826 have been recorded since 1910.
Talbert has 826 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2019.
- #5,794 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 826 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talbert ranks #5,794 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 826 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 826
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Talbert's 826 recorded births place it above 87.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Talbert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Talbert's full recorded timeline at 1952, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Talbert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2019
- Peak year (1954)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Talbert by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (133 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Talbert's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Talbert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
83 births
- 1920s
1920s
133 births
- 1930s
1930s
113 births
- 1940s
1940s
109 births
- 1950s
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
120 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 133 births (16% of all-time use).
How Talbert 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 Talbert's total volume
Talbert by state
Where Talbert concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Talbert's data
- Talbert's decade-level peak was the 1920s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Talberts (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Talbert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1910–2019 (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 Talbert 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.