Boys' name · since 1913
Talbot
Talbot has 450 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 450
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
450 boys have been named Talbot since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Talbot recorded 450 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2020.
- #8,406 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 450 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talbot ranks #8,406 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 450 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 450
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Talbot's 450 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Talbot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talbot's SSA record in two at 1965 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 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talbot popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2020
- Peak year (1969)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Talbot popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2002 (Talbot as girls' name)
Talbot by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (76 births, 17% of the file).
1960s was Talbot's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Talbot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
44 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
61 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 76 births (17% of all-time use).
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What to do with Talbot's data
- Talbot's decade-level peak was the 1960s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Talbot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1913–2020 (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 Talbot 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.