Taro

Popularity Trends

The name Taro is the #7,378 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 361 recorded births since 1919. This represents the 4.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,225 (7.8% percentile) for all time with 361 births since 1919.

Taro first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1919 (first recorded for boys in 1919). Birth data for Taro is available in 46 out of the 105 years between 1919 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Taro reached its peak popularity in 1919, achieving the 1.1% percentile (ranked #529) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 1919, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Taro ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 25.2% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Taro".

1919 2023 19192023

Key Statistics

Total Births

361

Peak Births

Peak Year

1919

First Recorded

1919

Peak Percentile

1.1%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#529

Current Rank

#911

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Taro", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Taro.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Taro's popularity from 1916 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Taro at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Taro range from Quentin at 67.2% correlation to Tajuan at 59.0% correlation, with an average correlation level of 61.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Quentin with 43.1K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Talley with 424 births (81% girls).

Taro's share of births peaked at 10.8 births per million for boys in 1919. It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (21% of peak) in 2008. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Taro had 2.7 births per million, 25% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Quentin

43.1k

67.15% (strong)

Nephi

716

66.63% (strong)

Quenten

735

62.31% (strong)

Abran

2,085

61.20% (strong)

549

61.15% (strong)

Quenton

3,183

60.92% (strong)

Talley

424

60.16% (strong)

Domonic

3,030

59.98% (moderate)

Ubaldo

2,197

59.84% (moderate)

Damion

16.8k

59.76% (moderate)

Isaura

1,491

59.32% (moderate)

Tajuan

672

58.96% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Taro

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Taro. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 78.6% confident that Taro is pronounced as TAH-roh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is TEH-roh, at 21.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.

TAH-roh

78.6%

TEH-roh

21.4%

TAH-roh (2 syllables)

78.6% confidence

T AA1 R OW0

TEH-roh (2 syllables)

Verified

21.4% confidence

T EH1 R OW0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like T AA1 R OW0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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