Taft is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #8912 in 2008 with 9 recorded births. This places Taft in the bottom 39% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2016 with 22 births ranking #4599. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 50.0%. In 2008, approximately 1 in every 226,661 boys born was named Taft. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.