Tao
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#5608
recorded as boys
Up 3,379 since 2024
Babies in 2025
16
boys 16
Peak year
2021
20 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
443
since 1970
Born a Tao? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Tao was most popular in 2021, when 20 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.01 per 1,000). In 2025, 16 babies were named Tao, ranking #5608 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 16 | 5608 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 8 | 8987 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 12 | 6897 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 16 | 5633 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 20 | 4780 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 9 | 8067 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 9 | 8215 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 13 | 6345 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 11 | 7095 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 17 | 5318 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 15 | 5746 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 13 | 6307 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 7 | 9655 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 15 | 5720 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 15 | 5675 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 16 | 5478 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 15 | 5800 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 9 | 8324 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 12 | 6622 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 13 | 6094 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 10 | 7096 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 9 | 7536 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 11 | 6258 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 15 | 4919 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 11 | 6013 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 11 | 5920 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 6 | 8704 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 5 | 9265 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 6 | 7792 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1992 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 6 | 7271 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 7 | 6229 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 6 | 5926 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 5 | 6523 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 10 | 3925 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 10 | 6319 | 9 | 4134 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 5 | 5772 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 5 | 5845 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 5 | 5464 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 7 | 4190 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 9 | 3445 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 8 | 3622 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 6 | 4230 |
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Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years