Recorded 1972–1993 Girls' name Peak 1975 158 births

Talonda — girls' name

158 babies named Talonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s911980s591990s8
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Talonda was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

18 babies were named Talonda in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Talonda between 1972 and 1993, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Talonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Talonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Talonda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talonda 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 158 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.

Talonda at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

158

Since 1972

22 years of records

Peak year

1975

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1972

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1993

Talonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1972

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1975)
18
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 1993198519821979197619731972 6

Talonda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
91 births that decade — 58% of Talonda's all-time total
1970s911980s591990s8

Talonda by state

Where Talonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Talonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.2%
Illinois share of Talonda's total US births 3.2%

5 of 158 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talonda?
158 babies have been named Talonda since 1972. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1975 with 18 births.
When was Talonda most popular?
Talonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Talonda most popular?
The top states for the name Talonda are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Talonda been used?
Talonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 22 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Talonda?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.