Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Talyn 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 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Talyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,833
- 861 boys · 972 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 156 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #6,299 for girls · #8,834 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 40% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,299 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 70 in 2006. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,505 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 Talyn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Prestyn
“from the priest's town”
61% boys · 39% girls
Kamryn
“crooked nose” · “having a crooked nose”
26% boys · 74% girls
Amaree
“having great strength; a builder” · “one who will be forever beautiful”
52% boys · 48% girls
Aiman
45% boys · 55% girls
Crimson
“as rich and deep as the color”
40% boys · 60% girls
Rayen
35% boys · 65% girls
Yuriah
49% boys · 51% girls
Covey
“a brood of birds”
64% boys · 36% girls