Is Talyn a boy or girl name?

Talyn is a unisex name. Of the 1,833 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 53.0% were girls and 47.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2020, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Talyn

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Talyn was most popular in 2006, when 156 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,525 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,833 people named Talyn.

Talyn over time

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

Is Talyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Talyn is a unisex name — 53.0% of the 1,833 Americans given it were girls and 47.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2020 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 60% girls and 40% 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.

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