Tau
#21,214 most common boys' name of all time · #55,826 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1976–2025
Rank among boys
#21,214
Rank overall
#55,826 of 105,966
First appeared
1976
Years on the list
7 of 146
All-time
39
Since 2016
16
Peak year
1976 #4,927
Best rank
#4,927 1976
Girls
Boys
peak 7/yr
Tau first appears in 1976. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.