Given name & surname
Talos
“the sun”
Talos is a masculine given name. It is used in Sakizaya.
Original GreekΤάλος
Meaning & origin
What it means
Talos is a romanization of Τάλως. Τάλως possibly goes back to a word meaning “the sun.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Talos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 124 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.
Talos’s family of names
In Greek usage, Talos as a surname is a transliteration of Τάλος. In Greek usage, Talos as a surname is a transliteration of Τάλως.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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