How Many People Are Named Talon?
people named Talon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 26,614 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,039 babies named Talon in Social Security records from 1975 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
679 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English meaning "talon, claw", ultimately derived (via Norman French) from Latin talus "anklebone".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Talon, 4.2% were girls and 95.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1980s: 3.6% of the babies were girls then and 4.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Talon alive today is about 17 years old, and 89% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 23 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Talon first appears in the records in 1975 and was given most often in 2006, to 679 babies. In 2025, 182 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1975 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Talon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #426, in 2006. In 2025 it ranked #1,181.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,181 |
| Best rank | #426 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #600 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Talon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Talon were born in California than in any other state: about 924 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Talon was given 5.4 times as often in Utah, 4.9 times in Idaho and 3.6 times in Oklahoma.
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