Boys' name · since 1980
Tapan
11 babies named Tapan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Tapan since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tapan recorded 11 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1993.
- #34,147 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tapan ranks #34,147 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tapan's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tapan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tapan's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tapan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1993
- Peak year (1993)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tapan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Tapan's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tapan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tapan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1980–1993 (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 Tapan 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.