Japeth Taggart
There are approximately 1 people named Japeth Taggart living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Japeth with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Taggart. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Japeth
35
Alive today
Named Taggart
10K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 35
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1979
Average age: 40
Estimated bearers: 10K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #3,809
Per 100K: 3.04
Top ancestry: White (84.0%)
First name trend
Japeth: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Japeth. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births. The average person named Japeth today is 40 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Taggart surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Taggart, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Taggart described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Taggart at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.0% · 7,629
- Black or African American7.4% · 670
- Hispanic or Latino4.0% · 367
- Two or more races3.4% · 313
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 64
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 42
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Japeth has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 35 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Taggart appears at a rate of 3.04 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0030%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Japeth Taggart. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Japeth Taggart: questions and answers
How many people are named Japeth Taggart?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Japeth Taggart. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (3.04 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Japeth Taggart?
We classify Japeth Taggart as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Japeth a male or female name?
Japeth is predominantly male. Out of 37 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Japeth profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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