Boys' name · since 2005
Talus
Talus has 44 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
44 boys have been named Talus since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talus has been recorded 44 times among boys since 2005, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2019.
- #23,115 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 44 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talus ranks #23,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Talus's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Washington.
Talus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Talus's full recorded timeline at 2009, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Talus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2019
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Talus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (30 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Talus's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Talus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (68% of all-time use).
Talus by state
Where Talus concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 5 | 11.4% |
5 of 44 births nationwide.
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What to do with Talus's data
- Talus's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2010s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Washington records the most Taluss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2005–2019 (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 Talus 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.