Unisex name · since 1986
Talyn
972 babies named Talyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 972
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Talyn is the #6199 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 972 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Talyn recorded 972 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #6199 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #7,668 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,199 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 972 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talyn ranks #7,668 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,199 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 972 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 972
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Talyn's 972 recorded births place it above 89.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Talyn compares
972 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Talyn's all-time total is 159% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Talyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 972 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Talyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Talyn's full recorded timeline at 2006, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Talyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Talyn popularity over time - boys
861 total births recorded since 1988 (Talyn as boys' name)
Talyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (399 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Talyn's strongest decade.
399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Talyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 145
1990s
145 births
- 2000s
2000s
399 births
- 2010s
2010s
302 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 399 births (41% of all-time use).
How Talyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Talyn's total volume
Talyn by state
Where Talyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 23 | 2.4% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
36 of 972 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Talyn's data
- Talyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (399 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Talyns (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Talyn 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.