Boys' name · since 1975
Talon
12,497 babies named Talon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,179 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,497
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
12,497 babies have been named Talon since 1975, making it today's #1179 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talon has been recorded 12,497 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #1179 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #1,063 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,179 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,497 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talon ranks #1,063 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,179 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,497 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,179 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,497
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Talon's 12,497 recorded births place it above 97.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Talon compares
12,497 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Talon's all-time total is 34x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,497 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 661 | 34 | 22,252 |
Talon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Talon splits its recorded history at 2000: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 661 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Talon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 661
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Talon popularity over time - girls
542 total births recorded since 1985 (Talon as girls' name)
Talon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,457 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Talon's strongest decade.
4,457 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Talon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 509
1980s
509 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,813 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,211 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,457 births
- 2020s 1,473
2020s
1,473 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,457 births (36% of all-time use).
How Talon 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 Talon's total volume
Talon by state
Where Talon concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 939 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 762 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Utah | | 692 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Washington | | 457 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 441 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 437 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 427 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 422 | 3.4% |
939 of 12,497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Talon appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Talon's data
- Talon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,457 total births); usage has since declined to 1,473 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Talons (939 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Talon 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.