Unisex name · since 1914
Talma
Talma has 204 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 204
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Talma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 204 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Talma recorded 204 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1969.
- #19,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 204 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talma ranks #19,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 204 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 204
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Talma's 204 recorded births place it above 72.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Talma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talma's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talma popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1969
- Peak year (1931)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Talma popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1917 (Talma as boys' name)
Talma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (51 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Talma's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Talma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
49 births
- 1940s
1940s
29 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Talma's data
- Talma's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 1960s (17) -- 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 Talma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1914–1969 (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 Talma 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.