Talley
The Story of Talley
As a girl name
American parents first put Talley on the record books as a girl name in 1969, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 17 Talleys were born — ranking #6,207 that year. About 32% of every Talley on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Talley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 352 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to 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. The name hit its high-water mark in 1919: 9 births, good for #2,877 nationwide. About 41% of every Talley on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Talley last appeared in the published SSA data in 1975, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 81 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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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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