Talal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-LAHL
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Talal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “dew, gentle rain”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Talal mean?
Arabic
“dew, gentle rain”
King Talal of Jordan reigned briefly in 1951-52 and introduced the country's modern constitution.
Is Talal a girl's or a boy's name?
Talal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Talal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Talal, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Talal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Talal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Talal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,044th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Talal, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Talal in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Talal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
Names like Talal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Hamza, Ahmed, Abdullah, Musa, Umar, Mustafa, Zayd, Amir, Zayan, Rayyan, Zayaan
Names related to Talal
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Talal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/talal, updated 20 October 2026.