Boys' name · since 1977
Taurice
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Taurice, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taurice sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taurice has been recorded 39 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2002.
- #23,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taurice ranks #23,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taurice's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Taurice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taurice's full recorded timeline at 1987, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taurice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2002
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Taurice by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Taurice's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Taurice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Taurice's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taurice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taurice draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.