Recorded 1986–2020 Unisex name Peak 1993 109 births

Tarae — unisex name

109 babies named Tarae in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s612000s212010s112020s5
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Tarae was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tarae in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarae

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Tarae between 1986 and 2020, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tarae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Tarae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tarae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarae 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 109 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.

Tarae at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

109

Since 1986

35 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1986

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2020

Tarae popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1986

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 20202009200419981995199219901986 5

Tarae popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1989 (Tarae as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20061989 5

Tarae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 56% of Tarae's all-time total
1980s111990s612000s212010s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarae?
109 babies have been named Tarae since 1986. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Tarae most popular?
Tarae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Is Tarae a unisex name?
Yes, Tarae is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 109 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Tarae been used?
Tarae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 35 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Tarae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tara, Taryn, Tarah, Taraji, 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, 1986–2020 (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.