Boys' name · since 1982
Taher
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 252 babies named Taher, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,988 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taher currently ranks #9988 among boys' names in America, with 252 babies recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Taher recorded 252 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #9988 nationally today, ahead of 28% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #11,625 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,988 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 252 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taher ranks #11,625 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,988 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 252 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,988 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taher's 252 recorded births place it above 74.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Taher compares
252 42nd percentile among 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
Taher's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taher | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 252 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taher splits its recorded history at 2008: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Taher by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (73 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Taher's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Taher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Taher's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- 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 Taher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Taher 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.