Talmadge
Talmadge was the 9603rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 412th with 173 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,969 places. More babies were named Talmadge in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,603 boys, up 2,259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1933173 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,671babies recorded
Talmadge popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 36 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,603 | 8 |
| 2020 | #11,862 | 6 |
| 2010 | #6,659 | 13 |
| 2000 | #4,543 | 17 |
| 1990 | #2,766 | 24 |
| 1980 | #1,959 | 29 |
| 1970 | #1,220 | 47 |
| 1960 | #1,033 | 56 |
| 1950 | #972 | 52 |
| 1940 | #572 | 109 |
| 1930 | #598 | 104 |
| 1920 | #618 | 105 |
| 1910 | #1,036 | 11 |
| 1900 | #730 | 13 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Talmadge, counting every spelling?
Talmadge is a spelling of Talmage, a name family that had 8 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 8 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talmage | — | — | 48 |
| Talmadge | 8 | #9,603 | 39 |
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 Talmadge?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Talmadge (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Talmadge 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Talmadge.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Talmadge?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Talmadge are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 41 and 73. That makes Talmadge a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Talmadge: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Talmadge, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Talmadge
How popular is the name Talmadge?
Talmadge was the 9603rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 412th with 173 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,969 places. More babies were named Talmadge in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Talmadge a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Talmadge in the US.