Tao
A boys’ name of Chinese origin, meaning the way, path, principle.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies
Tao by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Tao. In the US, 10 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tao. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Tao
Names that are said the same way as Tao, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.