How Many People Are Named Talib?
people named Talib are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 387,951 people in the US has this name
Based on 907 babies named Talib in Social Security records from 1971 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
42 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "seeker of knowledge, student" in Arabic. Abu Talib was an uncle of Muhammad who raised him after his parents and grandparents died. His name was in fact a kunya (a nickname) formed using Abu; his real name may have been Imran.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Talib in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Talib alive today is about 23 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Talib first appears in the records in 1971 and was given most often in 2002, to 42 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Talib has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,194, in 1978. In 2025 it ranked #13,662.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,662 |
| Best rank | #2,194 (1978) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,309 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Talib alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Talib were born in New York than in any other state: about 23 of those alive today.
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