Tasman
A boys’ name of Dutch origin, meaning a surname used as given name; from Abel Tasman.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Tasman by the numbers
Tasman was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Abel
Like Tasman, each of these traces back to Abel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tasman. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Trumanfaithful man, true man175 in the US (2017)
- Taegana form of Teagan; beautiful and fair64 in the US (2017)
- Taranthunder or deity of thunder50 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tavianfrom Tavium; a form of Octavian or Octavius34 in the US (2017)
- Tashaborn on Christmas; a form of Natasha26 in the US (2017)
- Taiwanhigh mountain; from indigenous taiwanese language8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Tasman, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Tasman
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