Taurence — boys' name
27 babies named Taurence in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
81% of everyone ever named Taurence was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Taurence in 1983 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Taurence
The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Taurence between 1973 and 1984, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taurence currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Taurence performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Taurence shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Taurence 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 27 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.
Taurence at a glance
Last recorded 1984Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Taurence popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1973
- Peak year (1983)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1984.
27 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 12 births in a single year.
Taurence by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 22 births that decade — 81% of Taurence's all-time total
Taurence decade highlights
- Peak decade 22 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Taurence's strongest decade
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 81% of all-time use.
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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, 1973–1984 (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.