US rank #6011 Boys' name Peak 2007 578 births

Taten — #6011 US boys' name

578 babies named Taten in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s822000s2282010s1952020s68
#6011
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Taten was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

36 babies were named Taten in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taten

The Social Security Administration has registered 578 babies named Taten between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taten currently holds the #6011 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taten performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Taten shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taten in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taten 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 578 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.

Taten at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

578

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2007

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,011

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
36
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919931989 5

Taten by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
228 births that decade — 39% of Taten's all-time total
1980s51990s822000s2282010s1952020s68

Taten by state

Where Taten concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taten
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
6 1.0%
Utah share of Taten's total US births 1.0%

6 of 578 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taten?
578 babies have been named Taten since 1989. It currently ranks #6011 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 36 births.
When was Taten most popular?
Taten was most popular in the 2000s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Taten most popular?
The top states for the name Taten are Utah (6 births).
How long has the name Taten been used?
Taten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tate, Tatum, Tatem, Tatsuo, 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, 1989–2024 (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.