Recorded 1977–2002 Boys' name Peak 1994 39 births

Taurice — boys' name

39 babies named Taurice in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s101990s122000s6
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Taurice was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Taurice in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taurice

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Taurice between 1977 and 2002, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taurice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taurice performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taurice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taurice 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 39 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.

Taurice at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

39

Since 1977

26 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1977

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2002

Taurice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1977

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Taurice by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 31% of Taurice's all-time total
1970s111980s101990s122000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taurice?
39 babies have been named Taurice since 1977. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Taurice most popular?
Taurice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Taurice been used?
Taurice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 26 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Taurice?
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, 1977–2002 (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.