Boys' name · since 1986
Taven
1,706 babies named Taven in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,643 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,482 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,706
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,706 babies have been named Taven since 1986, making it today's #5482 boys' name.
Taven has 1,706 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5482 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #3,643 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,482 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,706 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taven ranks #3,643 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,482 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,706 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,643 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,482 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,706
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taven's 1,706 recorded births place it above 91.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Taven compares
1,706 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taven's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,706 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 158 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taven's full recorded timeline at 2007, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 158 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taven popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 158
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Taven popularity over time - girls
59 total births recorded since 1999 (Taven as girls' name)
Taven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (714 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Taven's strongest decade.
714 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Taven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 129
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
714 births
- 2010s
2010s
687 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 714 births (42% of all-time use).
How Taven compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Taven's total volume
Taven by state
Where Taven concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 93 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 47 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Utah | | 44 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 38 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 15 | 0.9% |
93 of 1,706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Taven appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taven's data
- Taven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (714 total births); usage has since declined to 171 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tavens (93 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Taven 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.