Boys' name · since 1986
Tadarius
Tadarius has 396 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 396
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tadarius is the #10013 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 396 recorded since 1986.
Tadarius has 396 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10013 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #9,080 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,013 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 396 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tadarius ranks #9,080 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,013 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 396 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 396
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tadarius's 396 recorded births place it above 80.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Tadarius compares
396 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tadarius's all-time total is 7% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tadarius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 396 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tadarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tadarius's full recorded timeline at 2001, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tadarius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Tadarius by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (162 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Tadarius's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tadarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 162 births (41% of all-time use).
Tadarius by state
Where Tadarius concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 32 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 2.5% |
32 of 396 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tadarius's data
- Tadarius's decade-level peak was the 2000s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Tadariuss (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tadarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Tadarius 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.