How Many People Are Named Tal?
people named Tal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 200,931 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,813 babies named Tal in Social Security records from 1937 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
94 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Hebrew טַל (tal) meaning "dew".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tal, 31.3% were girls and 68.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Tal rose from 11.1% in the 1960s to 21.9% in the 2010s. It was highest in the 1990s, at 40.2%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tal alive today is about 34 years old, and 48% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tal first appears in the records in 1937 and was given most often in 1963, to 94 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1937 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tal has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #815, in 1963. In 2025 it ranked #7,619. Among girls, its best rank was #4,227, in 1989.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,619 | #17,004 |
| Best rank | #815 (1963) | #4,227 (1989) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,851 in the 1990s | #5,562 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tal were born in New York than in any other state: about 248 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tal was given 7.3 times as often in New York and 2.6 times in California.
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