girls:
945 births since 1986
#4771 (17th percentile)
boys:
842 births since 1988
#3745 (18th percentile)
overall:
1.8k births since 1986
#5967 (23rd percentile)
The name Talyn is the #5,967 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,787 recorded births since 1986. This represents the 22.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 22.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,771 (16.5% percentile) for all time with 945 births since 1986. For boys, it ranks #3,745 (18.3% percentile) for all time with 842 births since 1988.
Talyn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1986 (1986 for girls and 1988 for boys). Birth data for Talyn is available in 37 out of the 38 years between 1986 and 2023 (37 years for girls and 32 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Talyn is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 73.5% of babies named Talyn were girls.
For girls, Talyn reached its peak popularity in 2006, achieving the 6.7% percentile (ranked #901) with 33 births per million. The name was most common in 2006, with 33 births per million (ranked 6.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2009, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Talyn ranks #927 for girls (2.1% percentile) with 14 births per million, which is 42.7% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Talyn reached its peak popularity in 2006, achieving the 9.3% percentile (ranked #794) with 39 births per million. The name was most common in 2006, with 39 births per million (ranked 9.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2011, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Talyn ranks #907 for boys (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 12.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Talyn".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Talyn. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 78.1% confident that Talyn is pronounced as TA-lihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is TUH-lihn, at 12.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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