How Many People Are Named Talmage?
An estimated 1,083 people in the United States have the first name Talmage. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Talmage peaked in popularity in 1922 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talmage 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 Talmage paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,083
About 1 in 316,486 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1922
52 births
Total Registered
2,281
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talmage
Talmage is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,281 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Talmage as a male name
Ranked #6,766 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (52 births)
Talmage: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talmage span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 419 babies were registered. Talmage has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talmage by Decade
How has Talmage 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.
Talmage by State
Birth registrations for Talmage span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, North Carolina, Alabama. The lowest are in Idaho, Oklahoma, South Carolina. On average, about 50 Talmages were registered per state.
Talmage + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talmage as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Talmage: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talmage?
We estimate approximately 1,083 people named Talmage 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 316,486 Americans share this first name.
Is Talmage a common name?
Talmage is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,281 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talmage most popular?
Talmage reached peak popularity in 1922, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talmage is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talmage a male name?
Talmage is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talmage Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talmage Smith, Talmage Johnson, Talmage 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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