Recorded 1982–2009 Boys' name Peak 1983 55 births

Taurian — boys' name

55 babies named Taurian in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s122000s16
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Taurian was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

9 babies were named Taurian in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taurian

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Taurian between 1982 and 2009, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taurian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taurian performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Taurian shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taurian 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 55 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.

Taurian at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

55

Since 1982

28 years of records

Peak year

1983

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1982

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2009

Taurian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1982

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1983)
9
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Taurian by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
27 births that decade — 49% of Taurian's all-time total
1980s271990s122000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taurian?
55 babies have been named Taurian since 1982. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1983 with 9 births.
When was Taurian most popular?
Taurian was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Taurian been used?
Taurian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 28 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Taurian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taurean, Taurus, Tauren, Tauno, 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, 1982–2009 (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.