Talyn
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Meaning & Origin of Talyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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The Story of Talyn
As a girl name
Talyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 70 Talyns were born — ranking #2,579 that year. As of 2026, Talyn ranks #8,594 for girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 976 Talyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Talyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 86 Talyns were born — ranking #1,654 that year. As of 2026, Talyn ranks #7,933 for boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-60%). In total, more than 863 Talyns 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 Talyn
Talyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 976 births in the dataset. Talyn's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Talyn'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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