Talynn
A feminine name of modern English origin, a variant of Talina meaning "beautiful bud".
Name Census estimates that about 708 living Americans carry the first name Talynn. It is a predominantly female name (98.6% of registrations). The average person named Talynn today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Talynn births was 2011 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Talynn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
708
~ 1 in 484,116 Americans
Peak year
2011
42 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2015 SSA rank
#6,875
Tracked since 1993
Gender
Gender distribution for Talynn
Talynn leans heavily female at 98.6% of total registrations, but 10 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Talynn as a male name
- Ranked #13,812 in 2015
- 5 male births in 2015
- Peak: 2008 (5 births)
Talynn as a female name
- Ranked #6,875 in 2024
- 17 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (42 births)
Popularity
Talynn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Talynn from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 328 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Talynn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Talynn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Talynns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, Indiana, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Talynn, while Oklahoma, North Carolina, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Talynn
The name Talynn is a modern variation of the Old English name Talewind, which dates back to the 8th century. It is derived from the Germanic elements "talu" meaning "story" or "tale" and "wind" meaning "friend" or "protector." The name was originally found in the Anglo-Saxon regions of what is now England.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Talewind can be found in the Codex Amiatinus, a 7th-century Latin manuscript of the Bible produced in Northumbria. The name appears in a list of monks who contributed to the creation of the manuscript.
In the 11th century, a variation of the name, Talwine, was recorded as the name of a monk who lived at the abbey of St. Albans in Hertfordshire, England. This suggests that the name was popular among religious figures during the Middle Ages.
The first person of note to bear the name Talynn was Talynn of Anjou, a 12th-century French noblewoman and courtier at the court of King Henry II of England. She was known for her poetry and patronage of the arts.
In the 13th century, there was a Talynn de Montfort, a knight who fought alongside Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War in England. He was killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265.
During the Renaissance, a notable Talynn was Talynn Fiammetta, an Italian poet and philosopher born in 1390. She was a prominent figure in the literary circles of Florence and is best known for her work "Il Libro della Città delle Donne" (The Book of the City of Ladies).
In the 17th century, Talynn van der Meer was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for her still-life paintings and portraits. She was born in 1609 and worked in the traditional Dutch style of the time.
More recently, Talynn Bakker was a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II. Born in 1919, she was part of the underground movement and helped shelter Jewish families and Allied soldiers from the Nazis. She was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations honor by Yad Vashem for her bravery.
People
Talynn + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Talynn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talynn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 708 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Talynn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 484,116 US residents.
Is Talynn a common name?
We classify Talynn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 716 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Talynn most popular?
The single biggest year for Talynn was 2011, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Talynn is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Talynn a female name?
Yes, 98.6% of people registered as Talynn in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.