Is Taurus a boy or girl name?
Taurus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Taurus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.1% of the 2,063 US babies named Taurus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,228
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Taurus since 1967
- 2,063
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 126 babies
Boys and girls named Taurus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 780 | 77 | 9% |
| 1980s | 389 | 7 | 1.8% |
| 1990s | 316 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 255 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 153 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #8,228 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,673 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,723 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,313 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,440 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,771 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | #6,006 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #8,075 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | #7,096 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,716 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,583 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,369 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,693 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,635 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,446 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 19 | #5,076 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 19 | #5,044 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,881 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,985 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,805 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,395 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,716 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,083 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,505 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,843 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,498 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,751 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,585 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,429 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,265 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,168 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 54 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,196 | 7 | #8,998 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 74 | #1,033 | 6 | #10,086 |
| 1978 | 99 | #868 | 16 | #4,438 |
| 1977 | 95 | #872 | 9 | #6,838 |
| 1976 | 112 | #785 | 14 | #4,590 |
| 1975 | 106 | #810 | 12 | #5,132 |
| 1974 | 103 | #792 | 13 | #4,695 |
| 1973 | 87 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 61 | #1,040 | 7 | #7,209 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,281 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,405 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,678 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Taurus reached #785 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #4,438 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Taurus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.