Tallen
Pauline Tallen OFR is a Nigerian politician who served as the Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development from 2019 to 2023.
Meaning & Origin of Tallen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pauline Tallen OFR is a Nigerian politician who served as the Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development from 2019 to 2023.
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The Story of Tallen
Tallen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 47 Tallens were born — ranking #2,542 that year. As of 2026, Tallen ranks #5,996 for baby boys with 15 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 604 Tallens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tallen
Tallen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 604 births in the dataset. Tallen's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,542. Use the chart and map above to compare Tallen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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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