Recorded 1981–2010 Girls' name Peak 1982 343 births

Tacarra — girls' name

343 babies named Tacarra 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.

1980s2181990s812000s372010s7
1980s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Tacarra was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

38 babies were named Tacarra in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tacarra

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Tacarra between 1981 and 2010, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tacarra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tacarra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tacarra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tacarra in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tacarra 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 343 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.

Tacarra at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

343

Since 1981

30 years of records

Peak year

1982

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1981

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2010

Tacarra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1981

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1982)
38
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 201020061999199519911988198519821981 8

Tacarra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
218 births that decade — 64% of Tacarra's all-time total
1980s2181990s812000s372010s7

Tacarra by state

Where Tacarra concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tacarra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
15 4.4%
#2 Michigan
10 2.9%
#3 Illinois
5 1.5%
#4 New York
5 1.5%
Florida share of Tacarra's total US births 4.4%
Even split

15 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tacarra?
343 babies have been named Tacarra since 1981. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1982 with 38 births.
When was Tacarra most popular?
Tacarra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Tacarra most popular?
The top states for the name Tacarra are Florida (15 births), Michigan (10 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Tacarra been used?
Tacarra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 30 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tacarra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tacy, Tacara, 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, 1981–2010 (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.