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“valley, dale” + “bold, courageous”
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English (Southern England)
01 / Meaning & origin
Talbot is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old High German tal via Middle English and Old French, from the components “valley, dale” + “bold, courageous”.
Meaning: “valley, dale” + “bold, courageous”
From Middle English talbot, from Old French talebot (“bandit”); a Norman nickname applied to robbers who blackened their faces to avoid recognition, from Old High German *Talbald (personal name), from Old High German tal (“valley, dale”) + bald (“bold, courageous”).
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United States, 2020: 6 boys (rank 10605). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Talbot
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 6 | 2,496 | observed |
| 1914 | 6 | 2,915 | observed |
| 1915 | 6 | 3,392 | observed |
| 1916 | 9 | 2,730 | observed |
| 1917 | 6 | 3,545 | observed |
| 1918 | 6 | 3,728 | observed |
| 1919 | 5 | 4,168 | observed |
| 1920 | 7 | 3,489 | observed |
| 1921 | 10 | 2,804 | observed |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | 8 | 3,175 | observed |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | 5 | 4,201 | observed |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | 7 | 3,357 | observed |
| 1929 | 7 | 3,247 | observed |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,001 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | 11 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | 8 | 2,671 | observed |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,133 | observed |
| 1942 | 12 | 2,145 | observed |
| 1943 | 6 | 3,231 | observed |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | 6 | 2,996 | observed |
| 1946 | 6 | 3,173 | observed |
| 1947 | 5 | 3,733 | observed |
| 1948 | 7 | 3,010 | observed |
| 1949 | 5 | 3,690 | observed |
| 1950 | 10 | 2,438 | observed |
| 1951 | 5 | 3,714 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 8 | 3,033 | observed |
| 1959 | 7 | 3,290 | observed |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | 9 | 2,900 | observed |
| 1962 | 6 | 3,640 | observed |
| 1963 | 10 | 2,673 | observed |
| 1964 | 9 | 2,854 | observed |
| 1965 | 6 | 3,537 | observed |
| 1966 | 8 | 2,986 | observed |
| 1967 | 6 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1968 | 8 | 3,107 | observed |
| 1969 | 14 | 2,308 | observed |
| 1970 | 10 | 3,071 | observed |
| 1971 | 8 | 3,658 | observed |
| 1972 | 6 | 4,441 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 6 | 4,634 | observed |
| 1975 | 6 | 4,797 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | 6 | 5,059 | observed |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | 5 | 6,385 | observed |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 5 | 6,315 | observed |
| 1985 | 6 | 5,785 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 9 | 5,165 | observed |
| 1990 | 5 | 8,117 | observed |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | 5 | 8,800 | observed |
| 1995 | 8 | 6,407 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,496 | observed |
| 1997 | 10 | 5,642 | observed |
| 1998 | 7 | 7,560 | observed |
| 1999 | 9 | 6,530 | observed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 5 | 10,556 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | 6 | 9,581 | observed |
| 2004 | 8 | 8,143 | observed |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,472 | observed |
| 2006 | 6 | 10,662 | observed |
| 2007 | 7 | 9,788 | observed |
| 2008 | 5 | 12,553 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,274 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 6 | 10,605 | observed |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Talbot” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People on Wikidata whose recorded given name is this item (not necessarily their first name), ordered by number of Wikipedia articles. Their names may use a different spelling.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
