Recorded 1986–2023 Boys' name Peak 2001 389 births

Tadarius — boys' name

389 babies named Tadarius in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s1552000s1622010s392020s8
2000s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

25 babies were named Tadarius in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tadarius

The Social Security Administration has registered 389 babies named Tadarius between 1986 and 2023, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tadarius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tadarius performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tadarius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Tadarius in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tadarius 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 389 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.

Tadarius at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

389

Since 1986

38 years of records

Peak year

2001

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1986

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tadarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1986

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
25
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
051015202530 202320122007200319991995199119871986 5

Tadarius by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
162 births that decade — 42% of Tadarius's all-time total
1980s251990s1552000s1622010s392020s8

Tadarius by state

Where Tadarius concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tadarius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
32 8.2%
#2 Alabama
10 2.6%
#3 Florida
10 2.6%
#4 Mississippi
10 2.6%
#5 Texas
10 2.6%
Tennessee share of Tadarius's total US births 8.2%
Even split

32 of 389 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tadarius?
389 babies have been named Tadarius since 1986. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 25 births.
When was Tadarius most popular?
Tadarius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Tadarius most popular?
The top states for the name Tadarius are Tennessee (32 births), Alabama (10 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Tadarius been used?
Tadarius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 38 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tadarius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tad, Tadeo, Tadd, Tadashi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1986–2023 (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.