Girls' name · since 1960
Talena
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 927 babies named Talena, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 927
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Talena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 927 recorded since 1960.
Talena has 927 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2024.
- #7,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 927 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talena ranks #7,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 927 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 927
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Talena's 927 recorded births place it above 89.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Talena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talena's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2024
- Peak year (1976)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Talena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (245 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Talena's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Talena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 70
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
245 births
- 1980s
1980s
242 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 245 births (26% of all-time use).
How Talena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Talena's total volume
Talena by state
Where Talena concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
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What to do with Talena's data
- Talena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (245 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.
- Ohio records the most Talenas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1960–2024 (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 Talena 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.