Boys' name · since 1886
Talmadge
5,635 babies named Talmadge in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,655 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,931 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,635
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Talmadge is the #8931 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,635 recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Talmadge recorded 5,635 times among boys since 1886, holding rank #8931 nationally today, ahead of 36% of boys, 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 1886 to 2025.
- #1,655 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,931 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,635 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talmadge ranks #1,655 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,931 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,635 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,655 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,931 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,635
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Talmadge's 5,635 recorded births place it above 96.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Talmadge compares
5,635 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Talmadge's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talmadge | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,635 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 173 | 34 | 22,252 |
Talmadge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Talmadge splits its recorded history at 1959: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 173 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Talmadge popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1933)
- 173
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Talmadge popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 1919 (Talmadge as girls' name)
Talmadge by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,132 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Talmadge's strongest decade.
1,132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Talmadge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 42
1890s
42 births
- 1900s 97
1900s
97 births
- 1910s
1910s
576 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,132 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,085 births
- 1940s
1940s
705 births
- 1950s
1950s
533 births
- 1960s 446
1960s
446 births
- 1970s 332
1970s
332 births
- 1980s 225
1980s
225 births
- 1990s 163
1990s
163 births
- 2000s 142
2000s
142 births
- 2010s 101
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,132 births (20% of all-time use).
How Talmadge 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 Talmadge's total volume
Talmadge by state
Where Talmadge concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 783 | 13.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 538 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 494 | 8.8% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 306 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 239 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 166 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 118 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 100 | 1.8% |
783 of 5,635 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Talmadge appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Talmadge's data
- Talmadge's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,132 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Talmadges (783 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talmadge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Talmadge 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.