boy's name
Talen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,181
Talen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 223 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Talen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 28 |
| 1990s | 181 |
| 2000s | 939 |
| 2010s | 686 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 192 |
How popular is Talen?
In 2025, Talen was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Talen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Talen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Talen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Talen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Talen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Talen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Talen
How popular is the name Talen?
In 2025, Talen was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Talen a girl's or a boy's name?
Talen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Talen most popular?
Talen peaked in 2006, when 223 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Talen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Talen currently ranks #4,604 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.