How Many People Are Named Taft?
An estimated 885 people in the United States have the first name Taft. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Taft peaked in popularity in 1908 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taft 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 Taft paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
885
About 1 in 387,293 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1908
62 births
Total Registered
1,534
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taft
Taft is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,534 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Taft as a male name
Ranked #9,727 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1908 (62 births)
Taft: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taft span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 192 babies were registered. While Taft is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Taft by Decade
How has Taft 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.
Taft by State
Birth registrations for Taft span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, North Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, New York, Alabama. On average, about 16 Tafts were registered per state.
Taft + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taft as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taft
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Taft: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taft?
We estimate approximately 885 people named Taft 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 387,293 Americans share this first name.
Is Taft a common name?
Taft is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,534 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taft most popular?
Taft reached peak popularity in 1908, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taft is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taft a male name?
Taft is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taft Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taft Smith, Taft Johnson, Taft 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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