Talmage — #6458 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Talmage

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,281 babies named Talmage between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Talmage currently holds the #6458 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talmage performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 419 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Talmage shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 254 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Talmage in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talmage 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 2,281 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.