Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Talan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Talan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,033
- 3,982 boys · 51 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 1,081 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,439 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,439 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,060 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,530 as a first name in 2020; 231 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Talan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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