Unisex name · since 1988
Talin
653 babies named Talin in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,093 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 653
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
653 babies have been named Talin since 1988, making it today's #11093 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talin has been recorded 653 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #11093 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #6,723 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,093 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 653 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talin ranks #6,723 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,093 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 653 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,093 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 653
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Talin's 653 recorded births place it above 85.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Talin compares
653 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Talin's all-time total is 77% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 653 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Talin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talin's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Talin popularity over time - girls
375 total births recorded since 1977 (Talin as girls' name)
Talin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (283 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Talin's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Talin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s
2010s
283 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 283 births (43% of all-time use).
How Talin 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 Talin's total volume
Talin by state
Where Talin concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Utah | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.8% |
28 of 653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Talin's data
- Talin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Talins (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Talin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Talin 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.