Talon
Talon was the 1181st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 426th with 661 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 567 places. More babies were named Talon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,181 boys, down 392 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 175boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006661 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,039babies recorded
Talon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 542 since 1985, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,181 | 175 |
| 2020 | #789 | 295 |
| 2010 | #463 | 569 |
| 2000 | #700 | 252 |
| 1990 | #929 | 124 |
| 1980 | #4,097 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Talon, counting every spelling?
Talon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #908 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,181 for Talon 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 Talon?
175 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Talon (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Talon 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 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Talon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Talon?
About 12,300 people born in the US named Talon are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 24. That makes Talon 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.
Talon by state
How common Talon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (3.6×), Louisiana (2.1×), Utah (2.0×), Kentucky (1.8×), Colorado (1.8×). In 19 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 Talon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Talon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Talon
How popular is the name Talon?
Talon was the 1181st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 426th with 661 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 567 places. More babies were named Talon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Talon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Talon in the US.
Where is Talon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Talon was most common in Oklahoma (0.50 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Utah.