Unisex name · since 1969
Taiwan
Taiwan has 842 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,725 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,909 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 842
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
842 babies have been named Taiwan since 1969, making it today's #10909 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taiwan has been recorded 842 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #10909 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #5,725 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,909 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 842 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taiwan ranks #5,725 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,909 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 842 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,725 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,909 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 842
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Taiwan's 842 recorded births place it above 87.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Taiwan compares
842 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Taiwan's all-time total is 128% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taiwan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 842 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taiwan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taiwan splits its recorded history at 1996: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taiwan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Taiwan popularity over time - girls
71 total births recorded since 1970 (Taiwan as girls' name)
Taiwan by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (263 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Taiwan's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Taiwan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
263 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s 75
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 263 births (31% of all-time use).
How Taiwan 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 Taiwan's total volume
Taiwan by state
Where Taiwan concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 18 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
24 of 842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Taiwan's data
- Taiwan's decade-level peak was the 1970s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Taiwans (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taiwan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Taiwan 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.