Recorded 1913–2020 Boys' name Peak 1969 450 births

Talbot — boys' name

450 babies named Talbot in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s441930s161940s611950s301960s761970s421980s251990s522000s422010s122020s6
1960s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Talbot was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

14 babies were named Talbot in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talbot

The Social Security Administration has registered 450 babies named Talbot between 1913 and 2020, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Talbot currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talbot performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Talbot shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talbot 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 450 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.

Talbot at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

450

Since 1913

108 years of records

Peak year

1969

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1913

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2020

Talbot popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1913

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1969)
14
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
46810121416 202020031990197219641949194019201913 6

Talbot popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2002 (Talbot as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20082002 6

Talbot by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
76 births that decade — 17% of Talbot's all-time total
1910s441920s441930s161940s611950s301960s761970s421980s251990s522000s422010s122020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talbot?
450 babies have been named Talbot since 1913. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1969 with 14 births.
When was Talbot most popular?
Talbot was most popular in the 1960s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Talbot been used?
Talbot has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 108 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Talbot?
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.

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, 1913–2020 (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.