Meaning and history
The name means “shining brow,” from Welsh tal “brow, head” and iesin “shining, radiant.” It belonged to a semi-legendary 6th-century Welsh poet and bard, said to be the author of the Book of Taliesin. Taliesin appears briefly in Culhwch and Olwen and the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, and is the central figure in the Tale of Taliesin, a medieval legend recorded in the 16th century that recounts how Ceridwen’s servant Gwion Bach was reborn as Taliesin, how he became Elffin’s bard, and how he defended Elffin against King Maelgwn Gwynedd.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 10 births, rank #7,590
2008: 5 births, rank #12,553
2009: 5 births, rank #12,491
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: 6 births, rank #10,808
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 5 births, rank #12,136
2014: 10 births, rank #7,562
2015: 5 births, rank #12,086
20162016: 6 births, rank #10,744
2017: 12 births, rank #6,685
2018: 14 births, rank #6,036
2019: 16 births, rank #5,555
2020: 16 births, rank #5,451
20212021: 23 births, rank #4,362
2022: 16 births, rank #5,633
2023: 8 births, rank #8,921
2024: 7 births, rank #9,894
20252025: 11 births, rank #7,194
In 2025, 11 babies were recorded with the name Taliesin, ranking #7,194 among boys.