How Many People Are Named Tao?
people named Tao are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 791,168 people in the US has this name
Based on 443 babies named Tao in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Chinese 涛 (tāo) meaning "large waves", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tao, 2.2% were girls and 97.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tao alive today is about 20 years old, and 78% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tao first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 2021, to 20 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tao has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,661, in 1973. In 2025 it ranked #5,822.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,822 |
| Best rank | #3,661 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,397 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tao alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tao were born in California than in any other state: about 26 of those alive today.
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