Boy name Ukrainian origin Christian Orthodox tradition

Taras

tah-RAHS · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
from Tarentum;troublemaker
Language
Ukrainian
Culture
Ukrainian
Religion
Christian Orthodox
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Slavic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#12143
2024 births6
Peak year1969
First appeared1922
Total US births666
1969 peak19221948197319992024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Tarasik
Alternate spellings
Taras
In other languages
Taras

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Notable people named Taras

Taras Shevchenko (Ukrainian national poet)
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