Recorded 1961–2008 Boys' name Peak 1995 108 births

Talvin — boys' name

108 babies named Talvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s371980s61990s332000s22
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Talvin was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Talvin in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talvin

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Talvin between 1961 and 2008, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Talvin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talvin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Talvin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talvin 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 108 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.

Talvin at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

108

Since 1961

48 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1961

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2008

Talvin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1961

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
45678910 2008200119921988197519721961 5

Talvin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 34% of Talvin's all-time total
1960s101970s371980s61990s332000s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talvin?
108 babies have been named Talvin since 1961. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Talvin most popular?
Talvin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Talvin been used?
Talvin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 48 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Talvin?
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, 1961–2008 (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.