Recorded 1999–2023 Unisex name Peak 2007 79 births

Tallyn — unisex name

79 babies named Tallyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s282010s332020s11
2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tallyn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tallyn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tallyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Tallyn between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tallyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Tallyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 49 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tallyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tallyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tallyn 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 79 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.

Tallyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

79

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2007

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tallyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 202320202017201620152013201220082007200520001999 7

Tallyn popularity over time — boys

49 total births recorded since 2001 (Tallyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 49 births
456789 20162015201120102009200720062001 6

Tallyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 42% of Tallyn's all-time total
1990s72000s282010s332020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tallyn?
79 babies have been named Tallyn since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 10 births.
When was Tallyn most popular?
Tallyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Tallyn a unisex name?
Yes, Tallyn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 79 births, and as a boy's name it has 49 births.
How long has the name Tallyn been used?
Tallyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tallyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2023 (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.