Boys' name · since 1919
Taro
Taro has 368 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 368
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taro is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 368 have been recorded since 1919.
Taro has 368 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2024.
- #9,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 368 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taro ranks #9,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 368 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 368
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taro's 368 recorded births place it above 79.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Taro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taro's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Taro by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (87 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Taro's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Taro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (24% of all-time use).
Taro by state
Where Taro concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 5 | 1.4% |
6 of 368 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Taro's decade-level peak was the 2000s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taros (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1919–2024 (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 Taro 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.