Taras
Taras is a male given name especially popular in Ukraine. In Greek mythology, Taras was the eponymous founder of the Greek colony of Taras, in Magna Graecia. The name was later modified in Byzantium after Saint Tarasios.
- Ukrainian
- Russian
- Belarusian
Meaning & Origin of Taras
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taras is a male given name especially popular in Ukraine. In Greek mythology, Taras was the eponymous founder of the Greek colony of Taras, in Magna Graecia. The name was later modified in Byzantium after Saint Tarasios.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ukrainian
- Russian
- Belarusian
The Story of Taras
The earliest SSA record of Taras as a baby boy name dates back to 1922, when 5 babies received it. 1969 was its biggest year on record, with 36 newborns named Taras — #1,327 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Taras on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Taras last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 666 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Taras
Taras is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 666 births in the dataset. Taras's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #1,327. Use the chart and map above to compare Taras'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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