Talan
Talan was the 3439th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 309th with 1,060 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,532 places. More babies were named Talan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,439 boys, down 715 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20061,060 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,033babies recorded
Talan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 51 since 2005.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,439 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,724 | 46 |
| 2010 | #979 | 202 |
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How popular is Talan, counting every spelling?
Talan is a spelling of Talon, a name family that ranked #908 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,439 for Talan on its own. Together these spellings went to 249 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talon | 175 | #1,181 | 1,178 |
| Talan | 34 | #3,439 | 191 |
| Talen | 22 | #4,686 | 157 |
| Tallon | 10 | #8,173 | 85 |
| Tallen | 8 | #9,602 | 59 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Talan?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Talan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Talan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Talan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Talan?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Talan are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 15 and 20. That makes Talan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Talan by state
How common Talan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Talan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Talan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Talan
How popular is the name Talan?
Talan was the 3439th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 309th with 1,060 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,532 places. More babies were named Talan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Talan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Talan in the US.
Where is Talan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Talan was most common in Alabama (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Ohio.