Taft comes from the English tradition, meaning Building site.
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How popular is Taft?
1908peak 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 registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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