# Talon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/talon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “heel” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 13,039 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 12,497 / 542 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 102, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

The surname derives from Old French talon (“heel”) as a nickname for a deformity, or for a swift runner; also diminutive of Talbot and Talleyrand. The modern given name is associated with English talon.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 7,742 |
| 2012 | 24 | 5,692 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10,927 |
| 2014 | 17 | 7,274 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10,083 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10,778 |
| 2017 | 16 | 7,409 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9,751 |
| 2019 | 6 | 15,374 |
| 2020 | 13 | 8,362 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7,992 |
| 2022 | 16 | 7,255 |
| 2023 | 12 | 8,935 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9,499 |
| 2025 | 7 | 13,056 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 500 | 516 |
| 2012 | 513 | 514 |
| 2013 | 552 | 496 |
| 2014 | 495 | 558 |
| 2015 | 438 | 614 |
| 2016 | 408 | 649 |
| 2017 | 312 | 756 |
| 2018 | 314 | 756 |
| 2019 | 356 | 703 |
| 2020 | 295 | 789 |
| 2021 | 308 | 797 |
| 2022 | 247 | 933 |
| 2023 | 236 | 958 |
| 2024 | 212 | 1,046 |
| 2025 | 175 | 1,181 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2008 | 11 | 1,828 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,117 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.