How Many People Are Named Taura?
An estimated 397 people in the United States have the first name Taura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Taura peaked in popularity in 1970 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taura 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 Taura paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
397
About 1 in 863,361 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1970
31 births
Total Registered
433
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taura
Taura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 433 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taura as a female name
Ranked #19,323 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1970 (31 births)
Taura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taura span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 223 babies were registered. Taura has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taura by Decade
How has Taura 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.
Taura by State
Taura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taura
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Taura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taura?
We estimate approximately 397 people named Taura 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 863,361 Americans share this first name.
Is Taura a common name?
Taura is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 433 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taura most popular?
Taura reached peak popularity in 1970, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taura is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taura a female name?
Taura is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taura Smith, Taura Johnson, Taura 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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