Boys' name · since 2008
Taos
169 babies named Taos in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,704 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taos currently ranks #8704 among boys' names in America, with 169 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Taos recorded 169 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #8704 nationally today, ahead of 38% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #13,996 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,704 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 169 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taos ranks #13,996 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,704 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 169 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,704 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taos's 169 recorded births place it above 69.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Taos compares
169 35th 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
Taos's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 169 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taos splits its recorded history at 2018: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Taos by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Taos's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Taos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (54% of all-time use).
Taos by state
Where Taos concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 3.6% |
6 of 169 births nationwide.
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What to do with Taos's data
- Taos's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Taoss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Taos 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.