Tafari vs Taft

Side-by-side comparison of Tafari and Taft — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tafari

Boy name · Rank #3721

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Name B

Taft

Boy name · Rank #8992

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Metric Tafari Taft
Current Rank #3721 #8992
Total Births (all years) 941 1,534
Peak Year 2023 1908
Peak Year Births 51 62
Peak Decade 2010ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Tafari Taft
1900ss — 130
1910ss — 192
1920ss — 74
1930ss — 155
1940ss — 152
1950ss — 131
1960ss — 126
1970ss 7 97
1980ss 84 89
1990ss 189 75
2000ss 237 93
2010ss 244 161
2020ss 180 59

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tafari Taft
2014 28 15
2015 22 21
2016 39 22
2017 23 14
2018 18 20
2019 28 12
2020 24 15
2021 31 19
2022 44 7
2023 51 10
2024 30 8

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1978–2024.

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