Recorded 1910–2019 Boys' name Peak 1954 826 births

Talbert — boys' name

826 babies named Talbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s831920s1331930s1131940s1091950s1141960s1201970s771980s501990s172000s52010s5
1920s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Talbert was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

18 babies were named Talbert in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 826 babies named Talbert between 1910 and 2019, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Talbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talbert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Talbert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Talbert in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talbert 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 826 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.

Talbert at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

826

Since 1910

110 years of records

Peak year

1954

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1910

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2019

Talbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1910

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1954)
18
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Talbert by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
133 births that decade — 16% of Talbert's all-time total
1910s831920s1331930s1131940s1091950s1141960s1201970s771980s501990s172000s52010s5

Talbert by state

Where Talbert concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Talbert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 0.6%
#2 North Carolina
5 0.6%
Kentucky share of Talbert's total US births 0.6%
Even split

5 of 826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talbert?
826 babies have been named Talbert since 1910. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1954 with 18 births.
When was Talbert most popular?
Talbert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Talbert most popular?
The top states for the name Talbert are Kentucky (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Talbert been used?
Talbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 110 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Talbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talon, Talmadge, Talan, Talmage, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1910–2019 (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.