Recorded 2005–2019 Boys' name Peak 2005 44 births

Talus — boys' name

44 babies named Talus in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s302010s14
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Talus was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

9 babies were named Talus in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talus

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Talus between 2005 and 2019, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Talus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talus performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Talus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Talus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talus 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 44 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.

Talus at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

44

Since 2005

15 years of records

Peak year

2005

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2005

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2019

Talus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2005

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 201920142009200820072005 9

Talus by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 68% of Talus's all-time total
2000s302010s14

Talus by state

Where Talus concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Talus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Washington
5 11.4%
Washington share of Talus's total US births 11.4%

5 of 44 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talus?
44 babies have been named Talus since 2005. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2005 with 9 births.
When was Talus most popular?
Talus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Talus most popular?
The top states for the name Talus are Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Talus been used?
Talus has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 15 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Talus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talon, Talmadge, Talan, Talmage, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2005–2019 (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.