How Many People Are Named Talon?
An estimated 12,686 people in the United States have the first name Talon. It is predominantly male (95.8%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Talon peaked in popularity in 2006 with 679 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talon 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 Talon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Talon is overwhelmingly male, 535 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
12,686
About 1 in 27,018 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
95.8% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2006
679 births
Total Registered
12,854
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talon
Talon is predominantly male (95.8%), though 535 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Talon as a male name
Ranked #1,045 in 2024
211 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (661 births)
Talon as a female name
Ranked #9,461 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (27 births)
Talon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talon span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,582 babies were registered. Talon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talon by Decade
How has Talon 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.
Talon by State
Birth registrations for Talon span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Utah. The lowest are in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts. On average, about 221 Talons were registered per state.
Talon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Talon
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Talon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talon?
We estimate approximately 12,686 people named Talon 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 27,018 Americans share this first name.
Is Talon a common name?
Talon is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,854 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talon most popular?
Talon reached peak popularity in 2006, when 679 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talon is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talon a male name?
Talon is predominantly male. 95.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talon Smith, Talon Johnson, Talon 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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