Recorded 1913–1928 Boys' name Peak 1917 160 births

Tauno — boys' name

160 babies named Tauno in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1061920s54
1910s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Tauno was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

25 babies were named Tauno in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tauno

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Tauno between 1913 and 1928, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tauno currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tauno performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tauno shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Tauno in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tauno 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 160 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.

Tauno at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

160

Since 1913

16 years of records

Peak year

1917

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1913

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1928

Tauno popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1913

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1917)
25
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Tauno by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
106 births that decade — 66% of Tauno's all-time total
1910s1061920s54

Tauno by state

Where Tauno concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tauno
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
31 19.4%
#2 Massachusetts
13 8.1%
#3 Minnesota
12 7.5%
Michigan share of Tauno's total US births 19.4%
Even split

31 of 160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tauno?
160 babies have been named Tauno since 1913. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1917 with 25 births.
When was Tauno most popular?
Tauno was most popular in the 1910s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Tauno most popular?
The top states for the name Tauno are Michigan (31 births), Massachusetts (13 births), Minnesota (12 births).
How long has the name Tauno been used?
Tauno has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 16 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Tauno?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taurean, Taurus, Tauren, Tauheed, 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, 1913–1928 (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.