Talan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAL-an
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,378 for boys
Talan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
Where does Talan come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Talon
Is Talan a girl's or a boy's name?
Talan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Talan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Talan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Talan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Talan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Talan, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,688th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 1,060 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
2025 had fewer boys named Talan than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Talan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 255 boys in the US were given Talan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #854, up from #3,378 for this spelling alone.
Talan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,688 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,581 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,090 |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 77 | #1,895 |
| 2014 | 105 | #1,526 |
| 2013 | 136 | #1,277 |
| 2012 | 148 | #1,207 |
| 2011 | 139 | #1,244 |
| 2010 | 202 | #976 |
| 2009 | 266 | #825 |
| 2008 | 319 | #725 |
| 2007 | 455 | #566 |
| 2006 | 1,060 | #309 |
| 2005 | 446 | #542 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
Names like Talan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Aiden Ronan Finn Jayden Caelan Kian Logan Rowan Declan Dylan Brody
Other spellings of Talan
Names related to Talan
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
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, “Talan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/talan, updated 20 October 2026.