Taton
Auguste Simon Taton was a Belgian botanist who worked primarily in the Belgian Congo in Africa.
Meaning & Origin of Taton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Auguste Simon Taton was a Belgian botanist who worked primarily in the Belgian Congo in Africa.
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The Story of Taton
Taton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 5 Tatons were born — ranking #8,866 that year. As of 2026, Taton ranks #12,084 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Tatons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Taton
Taton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Taton's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #8,866. Use the chart and map above to compare Taton'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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