Recorded 1981–2008 Girls' name Peak 1988 173 births

Tacora — girls' name

173 babies named Tacora in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s721990s502000s51
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tacora was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tacora in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tacora

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Tacora between 1981 and 2008, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tacora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tacora performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tacora shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tacora 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 173 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.

Tacora at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

173

Since 1981

28 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1981

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2008

Tacora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1981

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 20082005200019961990198719841981 7

Tacora by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
72 births that decade — 42% of Tacora's all-time total
1980s721990s502000s51

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tacora?
173 babies have been named Tacora since 1981. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Tacora most popular?
Tacora was most popular in the 1980s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Tacora been used?
Tacora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 28 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Tacora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tacy, Tacara, Tacarra, Tacey, 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, 1981–2008 (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.