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Quick answerTalus derives from Greek "talus" (τάλος), meaning "ankle" or "heel," referring to the ankle bone or the slope of rock debris at a mountain base.

Latin · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#10,680
TrendFalling ↓
Peak year2005
Syllables2
OriginLatin
LanguageGreek
CultureWestern/Classical
Letters5
Numerology1 Chaldean 8
Global rank#10,680

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Talus

Talus derives from Greek "talus" (τάλος), meaning "ankle" or "heel," referring to the ankle bone or the slope of rock debris at a mountain base.

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Etymology

Talus derives from Greek "talus" (τάλος), meaning "ankle" or "heel," referring to the ankle bone or the slope of rock debris at a mountain base. The name is primarily used in English-speaking cultures and appears in classical mythology as the name of a bronze automaton in Greek legend, though it has no significant religious usage.

Talus currently ranks #10,680 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2005.

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