Talon
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning claw of a bird of prey.
Babies a year
326
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Talon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #614 |
| 2016 | #648 |
| 2017 | #757 |
| 2018 | #757 |
| 2019 | #702 |
| 2020 | #786 |
| 2021 | #796 |
| 2022 | #931 |
| 2023 | #955 |
Talon by the numbers
Talon was given to 326 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 659 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Talon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Talon
Names that are said the same way as Talon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Talon, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
- Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Talon
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