Given name & surname
Talmadge
“one who loves nature”
Talmadge is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who loves nature.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who loves nature.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Talmadge through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,671
- 5,635 boys · 36 girls
- Most popular year
- 1933
- 173 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,603 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,603 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 173 in 1933. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,089 as a first name in 2020; 2,170 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.
Talmadge’s family of names
Talmadge has a related form in Tallmadge. Talmadge has a related form in Tallmidge. Talmadge has a related form in Talmidge.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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