Masculine dossier · first seen 1907

Taft

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Taft
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1908

Peak era

1908

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1907Peak 19082024

Peak year

1908

Decline from peak

87.1%

2024

All-time

1,534

Taft is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1908, when 62 boys were named Taft.

In 2024, only 8 boys were given the name.

Down 87.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,534 Americans have been named Taft and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1907.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1908

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