How Many People Are Named Taliesin?

250

people named Taliesin are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 1,367,139 people in the US has this name

Based on 253 babies named Taliesin in Social Security records from 1993 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#24,599

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Boy Names

#8,784

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Peak Year

2021

23 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Pronunciation: tal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow" and iesin "shining". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh poet and bard. In later Welsh legends he is portrayed as a wizard and prophet, or as a companion of King Arthur.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
0.0%
Male
100.0%

All of the babies given the name Taliesin in the records were boys.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Taliesin alive today is about 13 years old, and 94% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 22 in 2025.

Under 30 233
93.6%
30 to 59 16
6.4%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Taliesin first appears in the records in 1993 and was given most often in 2021, to 23 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1993 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Taliesin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,476, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #7,620.

Boys
Rank in 2025#7,620
Best rank#4,476 (2021)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#6,386 in the 2020s

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