Holding steady.
Popularity of Taggert since 1996
Babies named Taggert per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 72 |
| 2010s | 44 |
| 2020s | 5 |
Meaning & origin
Taggert is a surname-style first name that entered U.S. birth records in 1996, reflecting the late-20th-century trend of adopting Irish and Scottish surnames as given names. It reached its peak in rank one year later in 1997, but has not sustained a presence in the top 1000 since, remaining a rare choice. The name's trajectory has been stable over the past two decades, with no recorded top states indicating a regional concentration. As a modern masculine name, Taggert carries the occupational heritage of 'son of a priest' while fitting comfortably alongside other surname-driven names like Callum and Quinn.
Taggert is a modern adoption of the Irish and Scottish surname Taggart, an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an tSagairt meaning 'son of the priest'. The surname originally indicated a descendant of a priest, a common occupational byname in medieval Gaelic society. As a given name, Taggert emerged in the United States in the late 1990s, likely influenced by surnames as first names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tag, Tagg
Sibling names for Taggert
Names that share Taggert's style, for a brother or sister.
