Is Talen a boy or girl name?
Talen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 33 boys were named Talen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.2% of the 2,004 US babies named Talen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,502
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Talen since 1982
- 2,004
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 223 babies
Boys and girls named Talen, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33 | #3,502 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,617 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,601 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,166 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,259 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,756 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,040 | 7 | #14,412 |
| 2013 | 80 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 93 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 119 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 117 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 136 | #1,282 | 6 | #17,278 |
| 2007 | 197 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 216 | #904 | 7 | #14,986 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,708 | 6 | #16,231 |
| 2004 | 36 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,106 | 5 | #18,124 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,215 | 5 | #17,331 |
| 1999 | 28 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,992 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,334 | 8 | #10,717 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,583 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 16 | #4,025 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,096 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,420 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,732 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,465 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,952 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,341 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,848 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,697 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,208 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,252 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Talen reached #904 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #10,717 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Talen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.