Boys' name · since 1960
Taz
Taz has 525 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,931 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
525 babies have been named Taz since 1960, making it today's #5931 boys' name.
Taz has 525 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5931 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #7,675 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,931 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 525 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taz ranks #7,675 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,931 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 525 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,931 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taz's 525 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Taz compares
525 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Taz's all-time total is 42% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 525 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taz's full recorded timeline at 2000, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taz popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Taz popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1991 (Taz as girls' name)
Taz by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (182 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Taz's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Taz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 182 births (35% of all-time use).
How Taz 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 Taz's total volume
Taz by state
Where Taz concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 1.0% |
6 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Taz's data
- Taz's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tazs (6 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 Taz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Taz 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.