Unisex name · since 1969
Talley
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 360 babies named Talley, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,141 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 360
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Talley is the #11141 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 360 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talley has been recorded 360 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #11141 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #14,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,141 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 360 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talley ranks #14,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,141 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 360 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,141 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 360
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Talley's 360 recorded births place it above 80.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Talley compares
360 49th percentile among 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
Talley's all-time total is 4% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 360 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Talley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talley's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Talley popularity over time - boys
81 total births recorded since 1914 (Talley as boys' name)
Talley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (111 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Talley's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Talley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 111 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Talley's data
- Talley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Talley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Talley 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.