Girls' name · since 2006

Tarajah

Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Tarajah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#43,385 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade

Tarajah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 2006.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarajah has been recorded 25 times among girls since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2010.

  • #43,385 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 25 born since 2006
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarajah ranks #43,385 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.

#43,385 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tarajah's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tarajah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tarajah splits its recorded history at 2009: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tarajah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
6.577.588.599.5 200620092010 9

Tarajah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (16 births, 64% of the file).

2000s was Tarajah's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Tarajah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarajah?
25 babies have been named Tarajah since 2006. All-time, it sits at #43,385 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
Where does Tarajah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarajah ranks #43,385 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tarajah most popular?
Tarajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Tarajah been used?
Tarajah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 5 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tarajah?
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.

What to do with Tarajah's data

  • Tarajah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2010s (9) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tarajah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tarajah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2010 (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 Tarajah 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.