Talon Boy
How popular is Talon?
#1,176 boy name in 2025
175 baby boys were named Talon in the US in 2025, making it the 1176th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Talon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,176 for boys (▼ 131 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 175 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #613 in 2015, #788 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (661 boys) |
| Highest rank | #426 in 2006 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Talon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Talon family of names ranked #604 for boys in 2025 (#558 the year before), with 439 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Talon | 175 | 40% |
| Taylen | 138 | 31% |
| Talan | 34 | 8% |
| Talen | 22 | 5% |
| Taylon | 24 | 5% |
| Taylan | 22 | 5% |
| Tallon | 10 | 2% |
| Tallen | 8 | 2% |
| Talin | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Talon is most popular
Babies named Talon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Talon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34 | #4,066 |
| 1980s | 509 | #1,056 |
| 1990s | 1,813 | #673 |
| 2000s | 4,211 | #426 |
| 2010s | 4,457 | #463 |
| 2020s | 1,473 | #788 |
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Questions
- Is Talon a boy or girl name?
- Talon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Talon were boys.
- How popular is the name Talon?
- 175 baby boys were named Talon in the US in 2025, making it the 1176th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Talon most popular?
- Talon peaked in 2006, when 661 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #426 in 2006.
- How many people are named Talon?
- 13,039 babies have been named Talon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,856 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Talon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Talon was most common in Oklahoma, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.