Boys' name · since 1983
Tallon
Tallon has 1,090 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,871 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,090
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,090 babies have been named Tallon since 1983, making it today's #7871 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tallon recorded 1,090 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #7871 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #4,855 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,871 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,090 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tallon ranks #4,855 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,871 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,090 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,871 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,090
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tallon's 1,090 recorded births place it above 89.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tallon compares
1,090 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Tallon's all-time total is 195% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tallon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,090 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tallon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tallon's full recorded timeline at 2004, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tallon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Tallon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (427 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Tallon's strongest decade.
427 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tallon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
209 births
- 2000s
2000s
427 births
- 2010s
2010s
291 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 427 births (39% of all-time use).
How Tallon 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 Tallon's total volume
Tallon by state
Where Tallon concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Washington | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Utah | | 9 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
51 of 1,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tallon's data
- Tallon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (427 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tallons (51 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 Tallon: 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 (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Tallon 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.