Girls' name · since 1963

Talona

Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Talona, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#43,379 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 1963
1980s
peak decade

Talona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1963.

Talona has 25 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1991.

  • #43,379 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 25 born since 1963
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talona ranks #43,379 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.

#43,379 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 1963
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Talona's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Talona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Talona's full recorded timeline at 1981, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births.

Talona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1963)
5
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
5 19631974198119831991 5

Talona by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 40% of the file).

1980s was Talona's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Talona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talona?
Since 1963, Social Security records show 25 babies named Talona. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #43,379 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1991. Its busiest year on record was 1963, with 5 births.
Where does Talona sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talona ranks #43,379 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Talona most popular?
Talona was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Talona been used?
The SSA has tracked Talona since 1963 -- 29 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Talona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Talona's data

  • Talona's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Talona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–1991 (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 Talona 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.