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Taos

/ˈtaʊz/ · 100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Taos has been given to about 169 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtaʊz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 168
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Taos per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 18
  • Born in 20259
  • All time169

How popular is Taos?

Its best year was 2021, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 5315th. The typical living American called Taos is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Taos

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carlos0.62
  2. Marcos0.62
  3. Amos0.62
  4. Santos0.62
  5. Talon0.60
  6. Tavon0.60
  7. Taylor0.53
  8. Travon0.53

Middle names for Taos

Ranked by flow score
  1. Taos James0.74
  2. Taos Miles0.73
  3. Taos Wilder0.72
  4. Taos Cole0.70
  5. Taos Thomas0.57
  6. Taos Paul0.55

Sibling names for Taos

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.82
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.82
  3. Emilianasister · 0.82
  4. Jaxxonbrother · 0.81
  5. Seraphinasister · 0.81
  6. Rowyneither · 0.81

Where Taos is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Taos Evans0.73
    2. Taos Edwards0.73
    3. Taos Anderson0.73
    4. Taos Allen0.73
    5. Taos Adams0.73
    6. Taos Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Taos

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.