Unisex name · since 2000
Taetum
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 139 babies named Taetum, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,598 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taetum sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 139 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taetum has been recorded 139 times among girls since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 2000 to 2024.
- #23,598 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 139 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taetum ranks #23,598 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,598 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taetum's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Taetum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taetum's full recorded timeline at 2013, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taetum popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Taetum popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 2011 (Taetum as boys' name)
Taetum by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Taetum's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Taetum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Taetum's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taetum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
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, 2000–2024 (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 Taetum 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.