Taft Boy
How popular is Taft?
#7,675 boy name in 2025
10 baby boys were named Taft in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
859living people named Taft (est.)
40median age of people named Taft
1,544babies named Taft since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Taft popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,675 for boys (▲ 1307 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #5,695 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1908 (62 boys) |
| Highest rank | #272 in 1908 |
| First recorded | 1907 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Taft is most popular
Babies named Taft per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Taft by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 130 | #272 |
| 1910s | 192 | #391 |
| 1920s | 74 | #1,672 |
| 1930s | 155 | #1,498 |
| 1940s | 152 | #1,485 |
| 1950s | 131 | #1,899 |
| 1960s | 126 | #1,961 |
| 1970s | 97 | #2,278 |
| 1980s | 89 | #3,457 |
| 1990s | 75 | #4,401 |
| 2000s | 93 | #5,100 |
| 2010s | 161 | #4,469 |
| 2020s | 69 | #4,932 |
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Questions
- Is Taft a boy or girl name?
- Taft is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Taft were boys.
- How popular is the name Taft?
- 10 baby boys were named Taft in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
- When was Taft most popular?
- Taft peaked in 1908, when 62 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #272 in 1908.
- How many people are named Taft?
- 1,544 babies have been named Taft in the US since 1880. We estimate about 859 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
- Where is Taft most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Taft was most common in Utah, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.