Talana
Talana is a town and comune in the province of Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy. The town is located above a valley, at an elevation of almost 700 metres (2,300 ft). The area has been occupied since the Bronze Age, with many nuraghes nearby. It was part of the Giudicato of Cagliari in medieval times. There is a hotel and several bed and breakfasts in the town.
Meaning & Origin of Talana
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Talana is a town and comune in the province of Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy. The town is located above a valley, at an elevation of almost 700 metres (2,300 ft). The area has been occupied since the Bronze Age, with many nuraghes nearby. It was part of the Giudicato of Cagliari in medieval times. There is a hotel and several bed and breakfasts in the town.
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The Story of Talana
Talana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1955, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 21 Talanas were born — ranking #3,486 that year. As of 2026, Talana ranks #14,501 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 369 Talanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Talana
Talana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 369 births in the dataset. Talana's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #3,486. Use the chart and map above to compare Talana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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