Taro
Meaning
eldest son, great son; a quintessential traditional Japanese boys' name
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Taro has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
22 people · the #116,443 first name in Brazil · median age 52
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Taro
Most people given the name Taro in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Taro you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Taro deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Taro truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Taro fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Taro travels
Japanese · eldest son, great man
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Japanese Brazilian baby names · Japanese baby names · Short names
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