Recorded 1992–2023 Unisex name Peak 2009 94 births

Talis — boys' name

94 babies named Talis in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s382010s272020s13
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Talis was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

11 babies were named Talis in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talis

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Talis between 1992 and 2023, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Talis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Talis is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talis performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Talis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talis 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 94 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.

Talis at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

94

Since 1992

32 years of records

Peak year

2009

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1992

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2023

Talis popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1992

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
11
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 20232018201220092006200019981992 5

Talis popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 2009 (Talis as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 202320112009 6

Talis by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 40% of Talis's all-time total
1990s162000s382010s272020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talis?
94 babies have been named Talis since 1992. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 11 births.
When was Talis most popular?
Talis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Talis a unisex name?
Yes, Talis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 94 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Talis been used?
Talis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 32 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Talis?
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, 1992–2023 (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.