How Many People Are Named Tao?
An estimated 418 people in the United States have the first name Tao. It is predominantly male (97.7%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Tao peaked in popularity in 2021 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tao 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 Tao paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
418
About 1 in 819,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.7% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2021
20 births
Total Registered
427
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tao
Tao is predominantly male (97.7%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tao as a male name
Ranked #9,733 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (20 births)
Tao as a female name
Ranked #6,741 in 1980
10 female births in 1980
Peak: 1980 (10 births)
Tao: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tao span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 131 babies were registered. While Tao is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tao by Decade
How has Tao 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.
Tao by State
Tao + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tao as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tao
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tao: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tao?
We estimate approximately 418 people named Tao 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 819,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Tao a common name?
Tao is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 427 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tao most popular?
Tao reached peak popularity in 2021, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tao is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tao a male name?
Tao is predominantly male. 97.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tao Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tao Smith, Tao Johnson, Tao 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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