Is Tal a boy or girl name?

Tal is a unisex name. Of the 1,813 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 30.2% were girls and 69.8% were boys. It changed hands in 1991, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Tal

Recorded 1937–2025 · United States

Tal was most popular in 1963, when 94 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,866 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,813 people named Tal.

Tal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tal’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tal is a unisex name — 30.2% of the 1,813 Americans given it were girls and 69.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 1991 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tal

Where Tal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org