boy's name
Talmage
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Births on record 2,281
Talmage is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1922, when 52 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Talmage over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 |
| 1890s | 62 |
| 1900s | 32 |
| 1910s | 291 |
| 1920s | 419 |
| 1930s | 292 |
| 1940s | 192 |
| 1950s | 128 |
| 1960s | 86 |
| 1970s | 60 |
| 1980s | 77 |
| 1990s | 90 |
| 2000s | 242 |
| 2010s | 228 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 56 |
How popular is Talmage?
In 2024, Talmage was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Talmage
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Talmage
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Talmage — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Talmage
How popular is the name Talmage?
In 2024, Talmage was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Talmage a girl's or a boy's name?
Talmage is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Talmage?
Talmage has 2 syllables.
When was Talmage most popular?
Talmage peaked in 1922, when 52 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.