Tayo
Boy name · #4210 in 2025 · Uniqueness 52/100
In 2025, 25 baby boys were named Tayo, placing it at #4210 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #8040, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 boys born in 2025 was named Tayo.
The 27-year story
Tayo first appears in the Social Security records in 1998, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 29 babies and a rank of #3774. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Tayo per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Tayo in class?
Tayo scores 52 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Tayo is most common
State-level data for Tayo is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Tayo
Statistically, parents drawn to Tayo tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kiro, Thadeo, Echo, Miro, and Nilo.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Tayo | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4139 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5443 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4742 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3774 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4494 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6296 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7643 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7617 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10775 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10744 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8040 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8130 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8118 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8158 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12287 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12231 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11037 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8299 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8643 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8339 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10349 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9631 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tayo a popular boy name?
Tayo ranked #4210 among boys in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8040.
When was the name Tayo most popular?
Tayo peaked in 2022, when 29 American boys received the name (ranked #3774 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Tayo?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American boys was named Tayo. It scores 52/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.