boy's name
Taft
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,544
Taft is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1908, when 62 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1907.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Taft over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 130 |
| 1910s | 192 |
| 1920s | 74 |
| 1930s | 155 |
| 1940s | 152 |
| 1950s | 131 |
| 1960s | 126 |
| 1970s | 97 |
| 1980s | 89 |
| 1990s | 75 |
| 2000s | 93 |
| 2010s | 161 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 69 |
How popular is Taft?
In 2025, Taft was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Taft
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Taft also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Taft over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Taft
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Taft — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Taft
How popular is the name Taft?
In 2025, Taft was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Taft a girl's or a boy's name?
Taft is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Taft?
Taft has 1 syllable.
When was Taft most popular?
Taft peaked in 1908, when 62 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Taft a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Taft currently ranks #8,127 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.