Tarah vs Tara

Side-by-side comparison of Tarah and Tara — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tarah

Girl name · Rank #10404

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Name B

Tara

Girl name · Rank #1020

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Metric Tarah Tara
Current Rank #10404 #1020
Total Births (all years) 4,731 175,490
Peak Year 1985 1972
Peak Year Births 267 7,234
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1963 1939

Births by Decade

Decade Tarah Tara
1930ss — 7
1940ss — 392
1950ss — 3,175
1960ss 37 14,543
1970ss 687 65,072
1980ss 2,182 56,340
1990ss 1,177 23,371
2000ss 430 8,572
2010ss 178 2,910
2020ss 40 1,108

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tarah Tara
2014 16 301
2015 20 301
2016 18 261
2017 16 265
2018 11 250
2019 13 256
2020 11 201
2021 5 212
2022 9 240
2023 6 208
2024 9 247

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1963–2024.

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