Recorded 2017–2018 Boys' name Peak 2017 12 births

Taw — boys' name

12 babies named Taw in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s12
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Taw was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

6 babies were named Taw in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taw

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Taw between 2017 and 2018, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taw currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taw performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taw 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 12 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.

Taw at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

12

Since 2017

2 years of records

Peak year

2017

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2017

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 2018

Taw popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2017

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2017)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
6 20182017 6

Taw by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 100% of Taw's all-time total
2010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taw?
12 babies have been named Taw since 2017. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2017 with 6 births.
When was Taw most popular?
Taw was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Taw been used?
Taw has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 2 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Taw?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tawan, Tawfiq, Tawhid, Tawon, 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, 2017–2018 (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.