Taiwan

Last seen for girls in 1986 at #9,545 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 92.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,210
1976 · 51 births
Debut · boys
1969
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
842
since 1969

Taiwan over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #5,360, 1974peak #1,210, 1976girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#10,6956
2024——
2023—#10,8216
2022—#12,3305
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2020—#12,0225
2019—#10,8036
2018—#9,6707
2017—#8,1409
2016—#8,8168
2015—#10,6446
2014—#10,7176
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2012—#6,62612
2011—#7,00911
2010—#7,59110
2009—#9,8647
2008—#5,24917
2007—#5,90114
2006—#4,37021
2005—#5,27815
2004—#6,13812
2003—#4,11420
2002—#5,39513
2001—#3,22827
2000—#4,20418
1999—#3,59121
1998—#3,59720
1997—#4,24615
1996—#3,20222
1995—#3,19121
1994—#3,59618
1993—#5,00211
1992—#3,92015
1991—#4,23113
1990—#7,1786
1989—#4,27112
1988—#3,91512
1987—#6,0896
1986#9,5456#3,65312
1985#9,3076#3,59912
1984—#2,82416
1983—#2,27222
1982—#2,51819
1981—#2,41820
1980—#2,44420
1979#7,3138#1,59836
1978#9,7505#1,45241
1977#9,6525#1,40742
1976#5,60110#1,21051
1975#5,9849#1,70429
1974#5,36010#1,83225
1973—#2,31117
1972#6,5587#2,81912
1971—#3,14610
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1969—#4,4045
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First appearance
1969

The first year at least five boys were named Taiwan! It came in at #4,404, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1969–1970, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Taiwan is popular in 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedMNIllinois: #707 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,341 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedMINew York: #989 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 18,376 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Taiwan, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Illinois#707 · 1 in 11,341
  2. New York#989 · 1 in 18,376

Best ever in a state: #494 in Indiana, 1977.

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Illinois#70771 in 11,341
New York#98961 in 18,376
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See more about Taiwan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1,327 spots since 2020 (#12,022 → #10,695)
  • 51 spots since 2015 (#10,644 → #10,695)
Rise & fade · boys
7 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1969
  • Peaked 1976 at #1,210 (51 births)
  • Births halved by 1980, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 30,765
  • Highest: 1 in 30,765 boys born in 1976 were named Taiwan (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 31.2% of all boys named Taiwan (263) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1971
  • Mostly girls until 1970, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s5#4,404 (1969)#4,404
1970s263#1,210 (1976)#1,942
1980s151#2,272 (1983)#3,400
1990s162#3,191 (1995)#4,175
2000s164#3,228 (2001)#5,374
2010s75#6,626 (2012)#8,891
2020s22#10,695 (2025)#11,467

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Taiwan in 1978

girls
#9,750
5 births · 1 in 306,372 girls
boys
#1,452
41 births · 1 in 40,045 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #9,750Taiwan5

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #1,452Taiwan41
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 306,372 of them was named Taiwan, which outranked 15.0% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Taiwan
  1. #8,562Zoey6
  2. #8,562Zsazsa6
  3. #8,562Zuri6
  4. #9,750Taiwan5
  5. #9,750Abena5
  6. #9,750Abigayle5
  7. #9,750Abrian5

Tied with 1,725 names at #9,750; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 40,045 of them was named Taiwan, which outranked 78.5% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Taiwan
  1. #1,438Napoleon42
  2. #1,438Shamar42
  3. #1,438Zack42
  4. #1,452Taiwan41
  5. #1,452Akil41
  6. #1,452Chistopher41
  7. #1,452Clement41
  8. #1,474Ace40
  9. #1,474Carleton40
  10. #1,474Cleo40

Tied with 21 names at #1,452; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1978 →