Boys' name · since 1970
Talion
Talion has 52 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,963 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Talion sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 52 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talion has been recorded 52 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1970 to 2023.
- #21,963 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 52 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talion ranks #21,963 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,963 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Talion's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Talion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Talion splits its recorded history at 2019: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Talion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2023
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Talion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Talion's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Talion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Talion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Talion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1970–2023 (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 Talion 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.