Talley
Talley is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population taken at the 2011 census was 494.
Meaning & Origin of Talley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Talley is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population taken at the 2011 census was 494.
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The Story of Talley
As a girl name
Talley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 17 Talleys were born — ranking #6,207 that year. As of 2026, Talley ranks #10,241 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 352 Talleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Talley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 9 Talleys were born — ranking #2,877 that year. As of 2026, Talley ranks #4,797 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 81 Talleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Talley
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- Emanuel Bowen (1694–1767), map engraver
- Swampy (born 1973), environmental campaigner
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About the name Talley
Talley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 352 births in the dataset. Talley's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #6,207. Use the chart and map above to compare Talley'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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