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Tal

/ˈtɑl/ · 30% girls, 70% boys · 16 born in 2025

Tal has been given to about 1,813 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtɑl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,651
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1963 · 94
  • Born in 202516
  • All time1,813

How popular is Tal?

Its best year was 1963, when 94 babies were given the name, ranking 5828th. The typical living American called Tal is about 34 years old today.

Names that sound like Tal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Al0.75
  2. Hal0.75
  3. Cal0.75
  4. Val0.75
  5. Tad0.65
  6. Taj0.65
  7. Crystal0.57
  8. Krystal0.57

Middle names for Tal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tal Iris0.77
  2. Tal Ivy0.77
  3. Tal Noelle0.77
  4. Tal Belle0.77
  5. Tal Alice0.75
  6. Tal Josephine0.74

Sibling names for Tal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.81
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.81
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.80
  4. Marinasister · 0.79
  5. Marisolsister · 0.79
  6. Noebrother · 0.78

Where Tal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tal Evans0.73
    2. Tal Edwards0.73
    3. Tal Anderson0.70
    4. Tal Allen0.70
    5. Tal Adams0.70
    6. Tal Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tal

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.