How Many People Are Named Talley?
An estimated 371 people in the United States have the first name Talley. It is used for both genders, with 81.3% female. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Talley peaked in popularity in 2000 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talley 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 Talley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
371
About 1 in 923,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
81.3% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2000
17 births
Total Registered
433
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talley
Talley is predominantly female (81.3%), though 81 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Talley as a male name
Ranked #5,382 in 1975
6 male births in 1975
Peak: 1919 (9 births)
Talley as a female name
Ranked #10,975 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (17 births)
Talley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talley span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 111 babies were registered. Talley has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talley by Decade
How has Talley 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.
Talley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Talley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talley?
We estimate approximately 371 people named Talley 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 923,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Talley a common name?
Talley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 433 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talley most popular?
Talley reached peak popularity in 2000, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talley is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talley a female name?
Talley is predominantly female. 81.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talley Smith, Talley Johnson, Talley 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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