How Many People Are Named Talan?
An estimated 3,958 people in the United States have the first name Talan. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 17 years old, and Talan peaked in popularity in 2006 with 1,081 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talan 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 Talan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Talan is overwhelmingly male, 51 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Talan is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,958
About 1 in 86,598 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2006
1,081 births
Total Registered
3,999
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talan
Talan is predominantly male (98.7%), though 51 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Talan as a male name
Ranked #3,140 in 2024
39 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (1,060 births)
Talan as a female name
Ranked #18,942 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 2006 (21 births)
Talan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,644 babies were registered. Talan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talan by Decade
How has Talan 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.
Talan by State
Birth registrations for Talan span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho. On average, about 66 Talans were registered per state.
Talan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Talan
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Talan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talan?
We estimate approximately 3,958 people named Talan 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 86,598 Americans share this first name.
Is Talan a common name?
Talan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,999 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talan most popular?
Talan reached peak popularity in 2006, when 1,081 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talan is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talan a male name?
Talan is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talan Smith, Talan Johnson, Talan 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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