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Talis

86% boys · 5 born in 2025

Talis has been given to about 115 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 112
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Talis per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 17
  • Born in 20255
  • All time115
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Talis?

Its best year was 2009, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 7630th. The typical living American called Talis is about 17 years old today.

Names that sound like Talis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Travis0.75
  2. Paris0.70
  3. Davis0.70
  4. Alvis0.70
  5. Aris0.70
  6. Harris0.68
  7. Ellis0.62
  8. Jarvis0.62

Middle names for Talis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Talis Paul0.77
  2. Talis John0.77
  3. Talis Lee0.77
  4. Talis Dean0.76
  5. Talis Blake0.76
  6. Talis Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Talis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleilsister · 0.72
  2. Yarelisister · 0.71
  3. Estrellasister · 0.71
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.70
  5. Campbelleither · 0.70
  6. Koenbrother · 0.70

Where Talis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Talis Anderson0.77
    2. Talis Reyes0.72
    3. Talis Nguyen0.72
    4. Talis Moore0.72
    5. Talis Lee0.72
    6. Talis Hall0.72

    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 Talis

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

    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.