Tauno
Tauno is a masculine given name, a variation of Augustine, found most commonly in Estonia and Finland.
- Finnish
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Tauno
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tauno is a masculine given name, a variation of Augustine, found most commonly in Estonia and Finland.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Estonian
The Story of Tauno
Tauno first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 25 Taunos were born — ranking #1,396 that year. As of 2026, Tauno ranks #4,151 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 160 Taunos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tauno
Tauno is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 160 births in the dataset. Tauno's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,396. Use the chart and map above to compare Tauno'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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