Tau

A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning the nineteenth letter of the greek alphabet.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Tau by the numbers

Tau was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 1976, making it a 1970s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tau. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Tajcrown177 in the US (2017)
  • Taibig; great16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tampalm tree; a form of Tamar16 in the US (2017)
  • Taldew12 in the US (2017)
  • Tadtoad; a form of Thaddeus11 in the US (2017)
  • Taothe way, path, principle7 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Tau

Names that are said the same way as Tau, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Tawthe twenty-third letter of the hebrew alphabet6 in the US (2017)
  • Taye7 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Tau

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