How Many People Are Named Taber?
An estimated 427 people in the United States have the first name Taber. It is predominantly male (93.7%). The average bearer is 31 years old, and Taber peaked in popularity in 2003 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taber as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Taber paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
427
About 1 in 802,703 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.7% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2003
17 births
Total Registered
441
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taber
Taber is predominantly male (93.7%), though 28 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Taber as a male name
Ranked #11,905 in 2015
6 male births in 2015
Peak: 2003 (17 births)
Taber as a female name
Ranked #18,917 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 2005 (8 births)
Taber: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taber span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 134 babies were registered. While Taber is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Taber by Decade
How has Taber tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Taber + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taber as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taber
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Taber: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taber?
We estimate approximately 427 people named Taber are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 802,703 Americans share this first name.
Is Taber a common name?
Taber is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 441 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taber most popular?
Taber reached peak popularity in 2003, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taber is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taber a male name?
Taber is predominantly male. 93.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taber Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taber Smith, Taber Johnson, Taber Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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