US rank #6973 Boys' name Peak 2019 134 births

Taimur — #6973 US boys' name

134 babies named Taimur in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s262000s122010s352020s53
#6973
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Taimur was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

16 babies were named Taimur in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taimur

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Taimur between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taimur currently holds the #6973 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taimur performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Taimur shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taimur in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taimur 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 134 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.

Taimur at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

134

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2019

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,973

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taimur popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
16
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
5101520 20242022202020182003199919941988 8

Taimur by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
53 births that decade — 40% of Taimur's all-time total
1980s81990s262000s122010s352020s53

Taimur by state

Where Taimur concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taimur
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 11.2%
New York share of Taimur's total US births 11.2%

15 of 134 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taimur?
134 babies have been named Taimur since 1988. It currently ranks #6973 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 16 births.
When was Taimur most popular?
Taimur was most popular in the 2020s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Taimur most popular?
The top states for the name Taimur are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Taimur been used?
Taimur has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taimur?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tai, Tait, Taiwan, Taiden, and 4 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, 1988–2024 (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.