Is Talen a boy or girl name?

Talen is a boy’s name. Of the 2,026 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.2% were girls and 97.8% were boys.

Talen

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Talen was most popular in 2006, when 223 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,982 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,026 people named Talen.

Talen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Talen’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Talen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Talen is a boy’s name — 2.2% of the 2,026 Americans given it were girls and 97.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Talen

Where Talen 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