Taro Popularity by Year
Follow Taro across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Taro birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boys | 6 | #10,938 | Up 1,301 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 5 | #12,239 | Down 2,483 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 7 | #9,756 | Down 60 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 7 | #9,696 | Up 2,489 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 5 | #12,185 | Down 2,617 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 7 | #9,568 | Up 2,540 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 5 | #12,108 | Down 3,990 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 9 | #8,118 | Up 2,652 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 6 | #10,770 | Down 3,179 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 10 | #7,591 | Down 789 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 12 | #6,802 | Up 5,751 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 4,380 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 9 | #8,173 | Up 1,412 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 7 | #9,585 | Down 1,945 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 9 | #7,640 | Up 503 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 8 | #8,143 | Down 1,428 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 10 | #6,715 | Down 627 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 11 | #6,088 | Up 847 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 9 | #6,935 | Up 1,274 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 7 | #8,209 | Down 1,070 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 8 | #7,139 | Down 1,299 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 10 | #5,840 | Down 1,172 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 13 | #4,668 | Up 123 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 12 | #4,791 | Up 4,009 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 5 | #8,800 | Down 1,162 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 6 | #7,638 | Down 216 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 6 | #7,422 | Down 2,326 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 10 | #5,096 | Up 727 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 8 | #5,823 | Up 603 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 6 | #6,426 | Down 1,094 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 7 | #5,332 | Up 1,191 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 5 | #6,523 | Down 2,598 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 10 | #3,925 | Up 1,078 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 7 | #5,003 | Down 600 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 8 | #4,403 | Up 1,442 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 5 | #5,845 | Down 1,427 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 7 | #4,418 | Down 759 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 9 | #3,659 | Down 713 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 12 | #2,946 | Up 1,017 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 7 | #3,963 | Down 649 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 8 | #3,314 | Up 359 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 6 | #3,673 | Up 68 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 6 | #3,741 | Down 940 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 10 | #2,801 | Up 716 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 7 | #3,517 | Up 769 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 5 | #4,286 | Down 1,775 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 11 | #2,511 | — |