How Many People Are Named Talbert?
An estimated 421 people in the United States have the first name Talbert. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Talbert peaked in popularity in 1954 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talbert 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 Talbert paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
421
About 1 in 814,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1954
18 births
Total Registered
826
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talbert
Talbert is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 826 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Talbert as a male name
Ranked #13,894 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1954 (18 births)
Talbert: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talbert span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 133 babies were registered. Talbert has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talbert by Decade
How has Talbert 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.
Talbert by State
Talbert + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talbert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Talbert
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Talbert: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talbert?
We estimate approximately 421 people named Talbert 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 814,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Talbert a common name?
Talbert is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 826 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talbert most popular?
Talbert reached peak popularity in 1954, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talbert is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talbert a male name?
Talbert is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talbert Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talbert Smith, Talbert Johnson, Talbert 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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