Fun Facts About the Name Talmadge
- More than 5 thousand babies named Talmadge: U.S. records list 5,670 babies given the name Talmadge from 1880 through 2025. Even 36 girls received the name Talmadge - about 1 girl for every 157 boys.
What Does the Name Talmadge Mean?
Talmadge is an English surname, also used as a given name. Its meaning is uncertain. It belongs to a group of related spellings - Talmadge, Talmage, and Tallmadge - that descend from the Middle English personal name Talmach or Talamach, found in medieval Norfolk and Suffolk. The deeper origin of that personal name is not settled; it may be Norman French, but no reliable translation can be given. As a given name, Talmadge is simply the surname transferred to first-name use and has no separate lexical meaning.
Talmadge Name History & Origins
The surname Talmadge developed in England from the Middle English personal name Talmach or Talamach. Later English records show the related spellings Talmage and Tallmadge; the -dg- form became one established variant. The surname was carried to North America, where it remained primarily a family name. Its use as a given name is a modern transfer of the surname. In the United States, Talmadge is associated with the Talmadge family of Georgia politics, including Eugene Talmadge and Herman Talmadge, but that is a surname usage and does not explain the name's origin. The given name has no independent history apart from the surname; it takes the surname's form and pronunciation.
How Popular is the Name Talmadge?
Talmadge recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1933. Its best rank was #412 in 1933.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | #5,522 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #4,383 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #4,394 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #5,634 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #4,406 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #5,471 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,603 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #13,958 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #12,067 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #8,893 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,085 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #11,854 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #8,793 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,740 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #7,049 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #10,598 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #6,632 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,052 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #9,552 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #7,492 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,676 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #6,658 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #8,236 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,231 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #7,527 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,414 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #4,797 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,770 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #5,013 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #4,680 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #5,969 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #4,542 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #6,459 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #5,127 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #3,576 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #4,373 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #4,245 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #4,264 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #4,664 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #3,320 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #3,439 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #2,765 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #2,884 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #3,061 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #3,183 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #2,501 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #2,590 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #2,430 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #2,077 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #1,988 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #2,263 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #1,959 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #1,937 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1978 | #1,866 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1977 | #1,740 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1976 | #2,043 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #1,499 | 36 | 0.0023% |
| 1974 | #1,827 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1973 | #1,730 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1972 | #1,228 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 1971 | #1,376 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1970 | #1,219 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1969 | #1,322 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1968 | #1,311 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1967 | #1,163 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1966 | #1,343 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1965 | #1,104 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1964 | #1,231 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1963 | #1,119 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 1962 | #1,091 | 50 | 0.0024% |
| 1961 | #1,026 | 59 | 0.0028% |
| 1960 | #1,033 | 56 | 0.0026% |
| 1959 | #1,169 | 45 | 0.0021% |
| 1958 | #1,070 | 52 | 0.0025% |
| 1957 | #1,012 | 57 | 0.0026% |
| 1956 | #969 | 60 | 0.0028% |
| 1955 | #948 | 63 | 0.0031% |
| 1954 | #1,019 | 55 | 0.0027% |
| 1953 | #1,089 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1952 | #1,024 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 1951 | #968 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1950 | #972 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1949 | #830 | 68 | 0.0038% |
| 1948 | #888 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1947 | #762 | 82 | 0.0045% |
| 1946 | #835 | 63 | 0.0039% |
| 1945 | #796 | 61 | 0.0045% |
| 1944 | #840 | 57 | 0.0042% |
| 1943 | #816 | 66 | 0.0046% |
| 1942 | #728 | 79 | 0.0057% |
| 1941 | #827 | 60 | 0.0049% |
| 1940 | #572 | 109 | 0.0094% |
| 1939 | #593 | 96 | 0.0087% |
| 1938 | #634 | 90 | 0.0081% |
| 1937 | #664 | 81 | 0.0076% |
| 1936 | #607 | 93 | 0.0090% |
| 1935 | #562 | 106 | 0.0102% |
| 1934 | #559 | 112 | 0.0108% |
| 1933 | #412 | 173 | 0.0174% |
| 1932 | #506 | 130 | 0.0125% |
| 1931 | #587 | 100 | 0.0096% |
| 1930 | #598 | 104 | 0.0095% |
| 1929 | #556 | 113 | 0.0105% |
| 1928 | #659 | 91 | 0.0082% |
| 1927 | #618 | 103 | 0.0091% |
| 1926 | #547 | 124 | 0.0112% |
| 1925 | #584 | 116 | 0.0104% |
| 1924 | #578 | 123 | 0.0109% |
| 1923 | #537 | 130 | 0.0119% |
| 1922 | #601 | 116 | 0.0107% |
| 1921 | #603 | 111 | 0.0101% |
| 1920 | #618 | 105 | 0.0099% |
| 1919 | #715 | 79 | 0.0081% |
| 1918 | #607 | 103 | 0.0102% |
| 1917 | #655 | 84 | 0.0091% |
| 1916 | #756 | 66 | 0.0074% |
| 1915 | #678 | 74 | 0.0087% |
| 1914 | #695 | 55 | 0.0084% |
| 1913 | #829 | 34 | 0.0066% |
| 1912 | #598 | 47 | 0.0109% |
| 1911 | #664 | 23 | 0.0102% |
| 1910 | #1,036 | 11 | 0.0057% |
| 1909 | #1,425 | 6 | 0.0037% |
| 1908 | #1,017 | 9 | 0.0058% |
| 1907 | #696 | 15 | 0.0102% |
| 1906 | #638 | 15 | 0.0113% |
| 1905 | #1,080 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1904 | #1,052 | 7 | 0.0055% |
| 1903 | #1,119 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1902 | #734 | 11 | 0.0090% |
| 1901 | #850 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1900 | #730 | 13 | 0.0086% |
| 1899 | #1,188 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1897 | #782 | 9 | 0.0080% |
| 1895 | #675 | 11 | 0.0094% |
| 1893 | #701 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1892 | #945 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1889 | #964 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1886 | #1,092 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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