Recorded 1960–2010 Girls' name Peak 1992 296 births

Tauni — girls' name

296 babies named Tauni in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s981970s351980s831990s622000s132010s5
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Tauni was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tauni in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tauni

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Tauni between 1960 and 2010, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tauni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tauni performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tauni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tauni in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tauni 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 296 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.

Tauni at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

296

Since 1960

51 years of records

Peak year

1992

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1960

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2010

Tauni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1960

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1992)
17
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 20101993198819831978196919641960 10

Tauni by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
98 births that decade — 33% of Tauni's all-time total
1960s981970s351980s831990s622000s132010s5

Tauni by state

Where Tauni concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tauni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
5 1.7%
Utah share of Tauni's total US births 1.7%

5 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tauni?
296 babies have been named Tauni since 1960. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1992 with 17 births.
When was Tauni most popular?
Tauni was most popular in the 1960s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Tauni most popular?
The top states for the name Tauni are Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Tauni been used?
Tauni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 51 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tauni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taunya, Tausha, Tauna, Taura, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1960–2010 (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.