Talen
Talen was the 4686th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 904th with 216 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,391 places. More babies were named Talen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,686 boys, down 1,426 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006216 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,026babies recorded
Talen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 44 since 1997.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,686 | 22 |
| 2020 | #3,260 | 35 |
| 2010 | #1,407 | 119 |
| 2000 | #3,215 | 27 |
| 1990 | #4,952 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Talen, counting every spelling?
Talen is a spelling of Talon, a name family that ranked #908 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,686 for Talen 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 Talen?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Talen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Talen 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Talen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Talen?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Talen are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 13 and 20. That makes Talen 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.
Talen by state
How common Talen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Talen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Talen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Talen
How popular is the name Talen?
Talen was the 4686th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 904th with 216 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,391 places. More babies were named Talen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Talen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Talen in the US.
Where is Talen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Talen was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.