Recorded 1981–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 111 births

Taino — boys' name

111 babies named Taino in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s172000s502010s262020s13
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Taino was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

12 babies were named Taino in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taino

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Taino between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taino currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taino performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Taino shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taino 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 111 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.

Taino at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

111

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

2008

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Taino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 202320172012200920072004200119961981 5

Taino by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 45% of Taino's all-time total
1980s51990s172000s502010s262020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taino?
111 babies have been named Taino since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 12 births.
When was Taino most popular?
Taino was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Taino been used?
Taino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Taino?
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, 1981–2023 (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.