Girls' name · since 1981
Tacara
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 546 babies named Tacara, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tacara sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 546 recorded since 1981.
Tacara has 546 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2013.
- #11,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 546 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tacara ranks #11,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 546 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tacara's 546 recorded births place it above 84.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Tacara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tacara splits its recorded history at 1995: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tacara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2013
- Peak year (1982)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Tacara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (299 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Tacara's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tacara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
299 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 299 births (55% of all-time use).
How Tacara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tacara's total volume
Tacara by state
Where Tacara concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 35 | 6.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.9% |
35 of 546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Tacara's decade-level peak was the 1980s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tacaras (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tacara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tacara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.