Tal
Boy · Hebrew
Tal is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dew”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Tal mean?
Hebrew
“dew”
A male given name from Hebrew.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Tal a girl's or a boy's name?
Tal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Tal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Tal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Tal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Tal, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 1963, with 87 boys. It first appears in the records in 1937. 5 girls were also named Tal in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Tal in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 7% of the babies named Tal in the US in 1963, and 39% in 2008.
Tal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,148 |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,677 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,455 |
| 1964 | 48 | #1,095 |
| 1963 | 87 | #813 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
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