Taten
Tatev is a village and the center of the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The village is home to the 9th-century Tatev Monastery, and hosts a station of the Wings of Tatev; the world's longest non-stop double track aerial tramway.
Meaning & Origin of Taten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tatev is a village and the center of the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The village is home to the 9th-century Tatev Monastery, and hosts a station of the Wings of Tatev; the world's longest non-stop double track aerial tramway.
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The Story of Taten
Taten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 36 Tatens were born — ranking #3,135 that year. As of 2026, Taten ranks #5,347 for baby boys with 18 births, rising sharply (+57% over the past five years). In total, more than 613 Tatens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Taten
Taten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 613 births in the dataset. Taten's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,135. Use the chart and map above to compare Taten'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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