Boys' name · since 1970
Tage
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 616 babies named Tage, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,952 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 616
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tage is the #3272 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 616 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tage has been recorded 616 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #3272 nationally and more common than 77% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #6,952 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,272 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 616 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tage ranks #6,952 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,272 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 616 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,952 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 616
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tage's 616 recorded births place it above 84.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Tage compares
616 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tage's all-time total is 67% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tage | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 616 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tage's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tage splits its recorded history at 2008: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tage popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Tage by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (211 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Tage's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Tage births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 211 births (34% of all-time use).
How Tage compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tage's total volume
Tage by state
Where Tage concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
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What to do with Tage's data
- Tage's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (211 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Tages (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tage: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Tage 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.