Recorded 1961–1994 Girls' name Peak 1992 16 births

Talara — girls' name

16 babies named Talara in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51990s11
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Talara was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

6 babies were named Talara in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talara

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Talara between 1961 and 1994, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Talara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talara performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Talara shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talara 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 16 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.

Talara at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

16

Since 1961

34 years of records

Peak year

1992

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1961

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1994

Talara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1961

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.5 199419921961 5

Talara by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Talara's all-time total
1960s51990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talara?
16 babies have been named Talara since 1961. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1992 with 6 births.
When was Talara most popular?
Talara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Talara been used?
Talara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 34 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Talara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, 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, 1961–1994 (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.