How Many People Are Named Talbot?
An estimated 308 people in the United States have the first name Talbot. It is predominantly male (97.6%). The average bearer is 47 years old, and Talbot peaked in popularity in 1969 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talbot 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 Talbot paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
308
About 1 in 1,112,839 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.6% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1969
14 births
Total Registered
461
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talbot
Talbot is predominantly male (97.6%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Talbot as a male name
Ranked #11,853 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 1969 (14 births)
Talbot as a female name
Ranked #20,146 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 2002 (6 births)
Talbot: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talbot span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 76 babies were registered. Talbot has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talbot by Decade
How has Talbot 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.
Talbot + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talbot as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Talbot
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Talbot: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talbot?
We estimate approximately 308 people named Talbot 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 1,112,839 Americans share this first name.
Is Talbot a common name?
Talbot is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 461 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talbot most popular?
Talbot reached peak popularity in 1969, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talbot is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talbot a male name?
Talbot is predominantly male. 97.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talbot Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talbot Smith, Talbot Johnson, Talbot 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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