Given name
Taz
“man from Tasmania”
Taz is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “man from Tasmania.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “man from Tasmania.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 535
- 525 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,103 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,103 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 698 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Taz’s family of names
Taz has a related form in Tazz. Taz has a related form in Tasman. Taz has a related form in Tazman.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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