How Many People Are Named Talen?
An estimated 1,981 people in the United States have the first name Talen. It is predominantly male (97.8%). The average bearer is 17 years old, and Talen peaked in popularity in 2006 with 223 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talen 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 Talen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Talen 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
1,981
About 1 in 173,021 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.8% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2006
223 births
Total Registered
2,004
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talen
Talen is predominantly male (97.8%), though 44 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Talen as a male name
Ranked #3,502 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (216 births)
Talen as a female name
Ranked #14,412 in 2014
7 female births in 2014
Peak: 1997 (8 births)
Talen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talen span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 939 babies were registered. Talen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talen by Decade
How has Talen 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.
Talen by State
Birth registrations for Talen span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Arkansas. On average, about 21 Talens were registered per state.
Talen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Talen
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Talen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talen?
We estimate approximately 1,981 people named Talen 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 173,021 Americans share this first name.
Is Talen a common name?
Talen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,004 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talen most popular?
Talen reached peak popularity in 2006, when 223 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talen is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talen a male name?
Talen is predominantly male. 97.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talen Smith, Talen Johnson, Talen 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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