How Many People Are Named Tal?
An estimated 1,696 people in the United States have the first name Tal. It is used for both genders, with 69.8% male. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Tal peaked in popularity in 1963 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,696
About 1 in 202,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
69.8% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1963
94 births
Total Registered
1,797
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tal
Tal is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (69.8%) and females (30.2%). Out of 1,797 total births registered, 1,254 were male and 543 were female.
Tal as a male name
Ranked #12,137 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (87 births)
Tal as a female name
Ranked #17,691 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1989 (23 births)
Tal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tal span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 430 babies were registered. Tal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tal by Decade
How has Tal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tal by State
Birth registrations for Tal span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Georgia. On average, about 54 Tals were registered per state.
Tal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tal
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tal?
We estimate approximately 1,696 people named Tal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 202,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Tal a common name?
Tal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,797 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tal most popular?
Tal reached peak popularity in 1963, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tal is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tal a male name?
Tal is predominantly male. 69.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tal Smith, Tal Johnson, Tal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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