Talon
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #1,176 for boys
Talon is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “heel”. In 2025 it ranked 1,176th for boys in the US (175 babies).
What does Talon mean?
English
“heel”
A male given name from English of modern usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Talon a girl's or a boy's name?
Talon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 175 boys in the US.
How popular is Talon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Talon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Talon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
How popular is Talon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,176th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 175 about 1 in 9,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 175 boys in the US were named Talon, making it the 1,176th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 788th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 661 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975. 7 girls were also named Talon in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Talon than any year since 1995.
Half of all the boys named Talon in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 255 boys in the US were given Talon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #854, up from #1,176 for this spelling alone.
Talon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 175 | #1,176 |
| 2024 | 212 | #1,045 |
| 2023 | 236 | #956 |
| 2022 | 247 | #933 |
| 2021 | 308 | #796 |
| 2020 | 295 | #788 |
| 2019 | 356 | #702 |
| 2018 | 314 | #751 |
| 2017 | 312 | #754 |
| 2016 | 408 | #647 |
| 2015 | 438 | #613 |
| 2014 | 495 | #557 |
| 2013 | 552 | #495 |
| 2012 | 513 | #513 |
| 2011 | 500 | #516 |
| 2010 | 569 | #463 |
| 2009 | 638 | #439 |
| 2008 | 593 | #465 |
| 2007 | 640 | #436 |
| 2006 | 661 | #426 |
| 2005 | 356 | #622 |
| 2004 | 239 | #760 |
| 2003 | 244 | #737 |
| 2002 | 296 | #648 |
| 2001 | 292 | #638 |
| 2000 | 252 | #696 |
| 1999 | 250 | #673 |
| 1998 | 237 | #702 |
| 1997 | 229 | #695 |
| 1996 | 219 | #716 |
| 1995 | 171 | #817 |
| 1994 | 152 | #869 |
| 1993 | 150 | #862 |
| 1992 | 157 | #839 |
| 1991 | 124 | #954 |
| 1990 | 124 | #922 |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,276 |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,400 |
| 1987 | 74 | #1,113 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,101 |
| 1985 | 76 | #1,056 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,239 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,205 |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,733 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Talon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mason, Finn, Jaxon, Aiden, Brody, Hudson, Grayson, Logan, Kian, Kayden, Rowan, Riley
Other spellings of Talon
Names related to Talon
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
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, “Talon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/talon, updated 20 October 2026.