Taigen
Taigen Sōshin was a Sōtō Zen monk. He received dharma transmission from Gasan Jōseki and is considered a patriarch by the Sōtō school.
Meaning & Origin of Taigen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taigen Sōshin was a Sōtō Zen monk. He received dharma transmission from Gasan Jōseki and is considered a patriarch by the Sōtō school.
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The Story of Taigen
As a girl name
Taigen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 9 Taigens were born — ranking #11,629 that year. As of 2026, Taigen ranks #16,763 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 36 Taigens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Taigen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 6 Taigens were born — ranking #10,921 that year. As of 2026, Taigen ranks #12,551 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 26 Taigens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Taigen
Taigen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Taigen's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #11,629. Use the chart and map above to compare Taigen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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