Recorded 1918–1942 Boys' name Peak 1919 20 births

Tasker — boys' name

20 babies named Tasker in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151940s5
1910s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Tasker was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tasker in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tasker

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Tasker between 1918 and 1942, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tasker currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tasker performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tasker shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tasker 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 20 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.

Tasker at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

20

Since 1918

25 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1918

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1942

Tasker popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1918

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
456789 194219191918 7

Tasker by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 75% of Tasker's all-time total
1910s151940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tasker?
20 babies have been named Tasker since 1918. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Tasker most popular?
Tasker was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Tasker been used?
Tasker has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 25 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Tasker?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tashawn, Tashaun, Tashon, Tasean, 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, 1918–1942 (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.