Boys' name · since 1964
Taggart
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 672 babies named Taggart, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
672 babies have been named Taggart since 1964, making it today's #8372 boys' name.
Taggart has 672 recorded births among boys since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8372 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #6,610 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,372 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 672 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taggart ranks #6,610 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,372 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 672 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taggart's 672 recorded births place it above 85.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Taggart compares
672 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Taggart's all-time total is 82% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taggart | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 672 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taggart's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taggart's full recorded timeline at 2001, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taggart popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Taggart by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (224 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Taggart's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Taggart births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s
2010s
224 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 224 births (33% of all-time use).
How Taggart 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 Taggart's total volume
Taggart by state
Where Taggart concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 88 | 13.1% |
88 of 672 births nationwide.
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What to do with Taggart's data
- Taggart's decade-level peak was the 2010s (224 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Taggarts (88 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Taggart: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Taggart 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.