Tazio
A masculine Italian name derived from the Latin name Tatius.
Name Census estimates that about 19 living Americans carry the first name Tazio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tazio today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tazio births was 2003 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tazio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tazio. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
19
~ 1 in 18,039,702 Americans
Peak year
2003
8 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2016 SSA rank
#11,997
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Tazio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tazio from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 13 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Tazio remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tazio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tazio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tazio
The name Tazio is of Italian origin, derived from the Latin name Tatius. It is believed to have originated in ancient Rome, during the time of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.
Tatius was the name of a legendary king of the Sabines, a people who lived in central Italy during the 8th century BC. According to Roman mythology, Tatius and Romulus, the founder of Rome, formed an alliance and co-ruled after the Sabine women were abducted by the Romans.
The earliest recorded usage of the name Tazio can be traced back to medieval Italy, particularly in the regions of Tuscany and Lazio. It was a popular name among the Italian nobility and upper classes during the Renaissance period.
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Tazio was Tazio Nuvolari, an Italian racing driver who was born in 1892 and died in 1953. He was regarded as one of the greatest drivers of the pre-World War II era and won numerous Grand Prix races.
Another notable bearer of the name was Tazio Secchiaroli, an Italian painter and sculptor who lived from 1925 to 1998. He was known for his abstract expressionist works and had several exhibitions in Italy and other European countries.
In the field of literature, Tazio Nuvolari Mussolini, the son of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, was a writer and journalist who used the pen name Tazio Nuvolari. He was born in 1938 and passed away in 1988.
The name Tazio also appeared in the works of Italian Renaissance writers, such as Tazio Vezzio, a 16th-century poet and playwright from Perugia, and Tazio Peverata, a 15th-century humanist and scholar from Genoa.
Another notable figure with the name Tazio was Tazio Nuvolari, an Italian actor and film director who was active in the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared in several Italian films and directed a few productions as well.
People
Tazio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tazio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tazio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tazio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 19 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tazio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 18,039,702 US residents.
Is Tazio a common name?
We classify Tazio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 39.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 19 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tazio most popular?
The single biggest year for Tazio was 2003, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tazio is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tazio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tazio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tazio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tazio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tazio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tazio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Tazio?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Tazio, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.