Boys' name · since 1961
Talvin
Talvin has 108 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Talvin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 108 have been recorded since 1961.
Talvin has 108 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2008.
- #16,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 108 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talvin ranks #16,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Talvin's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Talvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Talvin's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Talvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2008
- Peak year (1995)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Talvin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (37 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Talvin's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Talvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 37 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Talvin's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2000s (22) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Talvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1961–2008 (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 Talvin 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.