Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2006

Talon

Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #1,181 Trend ↓ Falling 33%
Rank 2025
#1,181
among boys · ↓135 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
182
named Talon · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,760
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2006
679 babies
All-time total
13,039
#1,063 all-time among boys
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Talon popularity over time

13,039 babies have been named Talon since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 34 34 3 – #4,364
1980s 19 509 528 53 +1453% #1,062
1990s 159 1,813 1,972 197 +273% #677
2000s 165 4,211 4,376 438 +122% #426
2010s 126 4,457 4,583 458 +5% #463
2020s (to 2025) 73 1,473 1,546 258 -44% #789

Where Talon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 163 0.10 outside top 500
2027 154 0.09 outside top 500
2028 146 0.09 outside top 500
2029 140 0.08 outside top 500
2030 135 0.08 outside top 500

Where Talon is most popular

Boys named Talon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.136 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Talon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oklahoma 44 0.497 +265%
Louisiana 30 0.293 +115%
Utah 26 0.272 +100%
Idaho 11 0.269 +97%
Kentucky 25 0.249 +83%
Colorado 31 0.240 +76%
Washington 37 0.226 +66%
Oregon 16 0.211 +55%
Tennessee 38 0.211 +54%
Arizona 34 0.208 +52%
Pennsylvania 54 0.203 +49%
Missouri 28 0.202 +48%
Mississippi 11 0.194 +42%
Minnesota 21 0.171 +26%
Ohio 45 0.170 +24%
North Carolina 43 0.168 +23%
Indiana 24 0.150 +10%
Kansas 10 0.146 +7%
Iowa 10 0.145 +6%
Georgia 33 0.130 ≈ national
Nebraska 5 0.115 -16%
Illinois 27 0.106 -23%
Florida 48 0.101 -26%
Alabama 11 0.101 -26%
Wisconsin 11 0.093 -32%
Michigan 19 0.093 -32%
Nevada 5 0.088 -36%
California 80 0.088 -36%
Texas 73 0.083 -39%
Virginia 13 0.069 -50%
South Carolina 6 0.058 -57%
New York 19 0.044 -68%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Talon

Talon is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,181 in 2025 with 175 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 13,039 American babies have been named Talon. Its peak came in 2006, when 679 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Talon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Talon?

The median living Talon is about 16 years old; half are between 10 and 23. An estimated 13 thousand people named Talon are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Talon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #13,056 175 #1,181
2024 11 #9,499 212 #1,046
2023 12 #8,935 236 #958
2022 16 #7,255 247 #933
2021 14 #7,992 308 #797
2020 13 #8,362 295 #789
2019 6 #15,374 356 #703
2018 11 #9,751 314 #756
2017 16 #7,409 312 #756
2016 10 #10,778 408 #649
2015 11 #10,083 438 #614
2014 17 #7,274 495 #558
2013 10 #10,927 552 #496
2012 24 #5,692 513 #514
2011 16 #7,742 500 #516
2010 5 #19,550 569 #463
2009 13 #9,333 638 #440
2008 15 #8,481 593 #466
2007 9 #12,572 640 #436
2006 18 #7,112 661 #426
2005 20 #6,225 356 #623
2004 15 #7,797 239 #763
2003 10 #10,357 244 #740
2002 23 #5,245 296 #648
2001 20 #5,794 292 #641
2000 22 #5,295 252 #700
1995 14 #6,600 171 #822
1990 11 #7,829 124 #929
1985 6 #10,540 76 #1,062
1980 – – 10 #4,097
1975 – – 6 #5,383
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Talon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Talon?

The median living Talon is about 16 years old. Half of all living Talons are between 10 and 23 years old.

How many people named Talon are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Talon are alive in the United States, based on 13,039 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Talon in 2025?

Talon ranked #1,181 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 175 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Talon?

13,039 babies have been named Talon in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Talon most popular?

Talon peaked in 2006, when 679 newborns received the name.

Is Talon a boy or girl name?

Talon is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Talon rising or falling?

Talon is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Talon become more popular?

Talon is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 135 boys named Talon in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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