How Many People Are Named Talib?
An estimated 881 people in the United States have the first name Talib. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Talib peaked in popularity in 2002 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talib 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 Talib paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
881
About 1 in 389,051 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2002
42 births
Total Registered
902
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talib
Talib is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 902 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Talib as a male name
Ranked #10,749 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (42 births)
Talib: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talib span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 299 babies were registered. Talib has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talib by Decade
How has Talib 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.
Talib by State
Birth registrations for Talib span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Florida, California, North Carolina. On average, about 14 Talibs were registered per state.
Talib + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talib as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Talib: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talib?
We estimate approximately 881 people named Talib 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 389,051 Americans share this first name.
Is Talib a common name?
Talib is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 902 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talib most popular?
Talib reached peak popularity in 2002, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talib is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talib a male name?
Talib is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talib Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talib Smith, Talib Johnson, Talib 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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