Talmadge — #12336 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Talmadge

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,626 babies named Talmadge between 1886 and 2024, spanning 139 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Talmadge currently holds the #12336 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 173 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talmadge performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Talmadge shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 783 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Talmadge in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talmadge 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 5,626 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.