Girls' name · since 1960
Talina
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 1,049 babies named Talina, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,049
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Talina is the #11111 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,049 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Talina recorded 1,049 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #11111 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #7,265 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,111 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,049 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talina ranks #7,265 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,111 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,049 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,049
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Talina's 1,049 recorded births place it above 89.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Talina compares
1,049 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Talina's all-time total is 179% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,049 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Talina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Talina's full recorded timeline at 1994, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Talina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Talina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (278 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Talina's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Talina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 62
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
194 births
- 1980s
1980s
278 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s 111
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 278 births (27% of all-time use).
How Talina 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 Talina's total volume
Talina by state
Where Talina concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
49 of 1,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Talina's data
- Talina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (278 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Talinas (49 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 Talina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Talina 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.