US rank #3995 Boys' name Peak 2004 2,699 births

Taron — #3995 US boys' name

2,699 babies named Taron in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s2311980s4881990s6462000s6862010s4052020s210
#3995
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Taron was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

78 babies were named Taron in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taron

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,699 babies named Taron between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taron currently holds the #3995 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taron performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 686 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Taron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Taron in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taron 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 2,699 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.

Taron at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,699

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2004

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,995

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taron popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
78
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
020406080100 202420162008200019921984197619661963 5

Taron popularity over time — girls

90 total births recorded since 1969 (Taron as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 90 births
0510152025 199619941993198919881987198619851982197919701969 6

Taron by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
686 births that decade — 25% of Taron's all-time total
1960s331970s2311980s4881990s6462000s6862010s4052020s210

Taron by state

Where Taron concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Taron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
122 4.5%
#2 Illinois
78 2.9%
#3 New York
76 2.8%
#4 California
72 2.7%
#5 Maryland
59 2.2%
#6 Missouri
53 2.0%
#7 New Jersey
53 2.0%
#8 Michigan
51 1.9%
Pennsylvania share of Taron's total US births 4.5%
Even split

122 of 2,699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Taron appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taron?
2,699 babies have been named Taron since 1963. It currently ranks #3995 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 78 births.
When was Taron most popular?
Taron was most popular in the 2000s decade with 686 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Taron most popular?
The top states for the name Taron are Pennsylvania (122 births), Illinois (78 births), New York (76 births).
How long has the name Taron been used?
Taron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tariq, Tarik, Tarek, Taran, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1963–2024 (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.