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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Talmage

Talmage was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 553rd; the most babies were born in 1922 (52). More babies were named Talmage in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192252 babies
Total since 1880
2,281babies recorded

Talmage popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#9,4608
2010#3,97926
2000#4,04820
1990#9,3485
1980#5,4527
1970#3,4909
1960#3,6267
1950#1,87317
1940#1,73217
1930#1,25433
1920#1,13640
1910——
1900——
1890#9856
1880——

How popular is Talmage, counting every spelling?

Talmage is the most common spelling of a name family that had 8 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 8 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Talmage——48
Talmadge8#9,60339

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 old are people named Talmage?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Talmage are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 15 and 60. That makes Talmage mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Talmage by state

How common Talmage was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (39.6×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesUT0.22Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Talmage, boys, 2021–2025. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Talmage: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Talmage, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Talmage

How popular is the name Talmage?

Talmage was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 553rd; the most babies were born in 1922 (52). More babies were named Talmage in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Talmage a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Talmage in the US.

Where is Talmage most popular?

In 2021–2025, Talmage was most common in Utah (0.22 per 1,000 boys).