Boys' name · since 2017

Taemin

Taemin has 17 recorded births since 2017 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,418 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade

Taemin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 2017.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taemin has been recorded 17 times among boys since 2017, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2022.

  • #30,418 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2017
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taemin ranks #30,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,418 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Taemin's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Taemin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Taemin's full recorded timeline at 2019, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Taemin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 201720192022 6

Taemin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).

2010s was Taemin's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Taemin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taemin? ▼
Taemin has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,418 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 6 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Taemin sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taemin ranks #30,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Taemin most popular? ▼
Taemin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Taemin been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Taemin since 2017 -- 6 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Taemin? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taevon, Taevion, Tae, Taegan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Taemin's data

  • Taemin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Taemin

Nearby Names Like Taemin

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Taemin

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#8503 711 births
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#5746 560 births
Tae Boy
#7776 451 births
Taegan Boy
391 births
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336 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Taemin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taemin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.