Given name
Taliesin
“having a shiny forehead”
Taliesin is used as a given name. One Welsh interpretation is “having a shiny forehead.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “having a shiny forehead.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
How it developed
In Welsh use, its formation brings together tâl (“brow”) and iesin (“shining”).
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taliesin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 253
- 253 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,624 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,624 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 225 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Taliesin’s family of names
Taliesin has a related form in Talessin. Taliesin has a related form in Taliesen. Taliesin has a related form in Talieson.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Taliesin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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