US rank #6339 Boys' name Peak 2008 298 births

Taiyo — #6339 US boys' name

298 babies named Taiyo in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s1122010s1182020s58
#6339
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 55% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Taiyo in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taiyo

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Taiyo between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taiyo currently holds the #6339 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taiyo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taiyo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taiyo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taiyo 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 298 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.

Taiyo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

298

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,339

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taiyo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200420001997 5

Taiyo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
118 births that decade — 40% of Taiyo's all-time total
1990s102000s1122010s1182020s58

Taiyo by state

Where Taiyo concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taiyo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 11.4%
California share of Taiyo's total US births 11.4%

34 of 298 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taiyo?
298 babies have been named Taiyo since 1997. It currently ranks #6339 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Taiyo most popular?
Taiyo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Taiyo most popular?
The top states for the name Taiyo are California (34 births).
How long has the name Taiyo been used?
Taiyo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taiyo?
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, 1997–2024 (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.