Taft is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #6768 in 2000 with 10 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2016 with 22 births ranking #4599. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 66.7%. In 2000, approximately 1 in every 196,393 boys born was named Taft. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.