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Origin & history of Taft1
English roots
Taft comes from the English tradition, meaning Building site.
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How popular is Taft?
1908
peak year
Taft first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1907. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1908, 62 babies received the name (ranked #273). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6724), with roughly 15 babies named Taft each year. Taft has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,534 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
62
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #273)
(ranked #273)
15
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
150
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,534
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Taft2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
T2
A1
F6
T2
Sum: 11 → Life path 2
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Personality of Taft🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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