Taft vs Tafari

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

Name A

Taft

Boy name · Rank #8992

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Name B

Tafari

Boy name · Rank #3721

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1907–2024.

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