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Taurus Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Taurus?

The rare name Taurus was the 5,970th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Taurus, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #784 in 1976 with 112 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Taurus in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1966.

Approximately during the years 1968-1974, the name Taurus took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1978-1985.

Where is the name Taurus popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Taurus's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Taurus has dropped.

The name Taurus is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Taurus (Girl)Taurus (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 15 5,970
2017 < 5 -- 10 8,050
2016 < 5 -- 11 7,527
2015 < 5 -- 16 5,704
2014 < 5 -- 13 6,572
2013 < 5 -- 17 5,359
2012 < 5 -- 16 5,689
2011 < 5 -- 21 4,633
2010 < 5 -- 17 5,441
2009 < 5 -- 19 5,075
2008 < 5 -- 19 5,042
2007 < 5 -- 27 3,880
2006 < 5 -- 25 3,983
2005 < 5 -- 25 3,804
2004 < 5 -- 20 4,394
2003 < 5 -- 24 3,714
2002 < 5 -- 30 3,079
2001 < 5 -- 35 2,727
2000 < 5 -- 31 2,912
1999 < 5 -- 36 2,504
1998 < 5 -- 29 2,840
1997 < 5 -- 33 2,498
1996 < 5 -- 36 2,291
1995 < 5 -- 41 2,052
1994 < 5 -- 27 2,750
1993 < 5 -- 36 2,204
1992 < 5 -- 18 3,584
1991 < 5 -- 28 2,537
1990 < 5 -- 32 2,250
1989 < 5 -- 29 2,346
1988 < 5 -- 25 2,429
1987 < 5 -- 26 2,263
1986 < 5 -- 34 1,831
1985 < 5 -- 26 2,168
1984 < 5 -- 32 1,793
1983 < 5 -- 37 1,625
1982 < 5 -- 54 1,275
1981 7 8,992 60 1,195
1980 < 5 -- 66 1,123
1979 6 10,082 74 1,033
1978 16 4,436 99 868
1977 9 6,836 95 872
1976 14 4,589 112 784
1975 12 5,133 106 810
1974 13 4,692 103 792
1973 < 5 -- 87 852
1972 7 7,206 61 1,040
1971 < 5 -- 26 1,781
1970 < 5 -- 17 2,281
1969 < 5 -- 14 2,405
1968 < 5 -- 5 4,674
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.