Great city or great field
Taejon is a modern phonetic coinage, likely inspired by the South Korean city of Daejeon (formerly spelled Taejon), which translates to 'great field.' In an American context, it is often used as a creative blend of the prefix 'Tae-' with the name 'Jon.'
Less common today
Taejon isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,576 in 2004.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
