Recorded 1996–2022 Boys' name Peak 1997 143 births

Taggert — boys' name

143 babies named Taggert in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s722010s442020s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Taggert was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

11 babies were named Taggert in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taggert

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Taggert between 1996 and 2022, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taggert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taggert performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taggert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taggert in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 143 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Taggert at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

143

Since 1996

27 years of records

Peak year

1997

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1996

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2022

Taggert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1996

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 2022201320102006200319991996 5

Taggert by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 50% of Taggert's all-time total
1990s222000s722010s442020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taggert?
143 babies have been named Taggert since 1996. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1997 with 11 births.
When was Taggert most popular?
Taggert was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Taggert been used?
Taggert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 27 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Taggert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taggart, Tage, Tag, Tagen, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.