Girls' name · since 1981
Tacora
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 173 babies named Tacora, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
173 girls have been named Tacora since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tacora has 173 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 2008.
- #21,348 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 173 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tacora ranks #21,348 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 173 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tacora's 173 recorded births place it above 70.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tacora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tacora's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tacora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2008
- Peak year (1988)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Tacora by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (72 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Tacora's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tacora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 72 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Tacora's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2000s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Tacora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1981–2008 (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 Tacora 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.