Recorded 1981–2013 Girls' name Peak 1982 546 births

Tacara — girls' name

546 babies named Tacara in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2991990s1472000s862010s14
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tacara was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

44 babies were named Tacara in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tacara

The Social Security Administration has registered 546 babies named Tacara between 1981 and 2013, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tacara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tacara performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 299 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tacara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tacara in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tacara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 546 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tacara at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

546

Since 1981

33 years of records

Peak year

1982

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1981

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2013

Tacara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1981

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1982)
44
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 20132006200119971993198919851981 12

Tacara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
299 births that decade — 55% of Tacara's all-time total
1980s2991990s1472000s862010s14

Tacara by state

Where Tacara concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tacara
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%
Florida share of Tacara's total US births 6.4%
Even split

35 of 546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tacara?
546 babies have been named Tacara since 1981. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1982 with 44 births.
When was Tacara most popular?
Tacara was most popular in the 1980s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Tacara most popular?
The top states for the name Tacara are Florida (35 births), New York (11 births), Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Tacara been used?
Tacara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 33 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Tacara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tacy, Tacarra, Tacey, Tacora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.