Tallan
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- English
Tallan is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “heel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tallan mean?
English: spelling of Talon
“heel”
A male given name from English of modern usage.
Meaning borrowed from Talon. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Tallan a girl's or a boy's name?
Tallan is a boys' name.
How popular is Tallan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Tallan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tallan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Tallan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Deacon Finnegan Ronan Keegan Kayden Cannon Brayden Teagan Aiden Callan Raiden
Names related to Tallan
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie
Sources
Figures from 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, “Tallan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tallan, updated 20 October 2026.