Girls' name · since 1960
Taralee
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 207 babies named Taralee, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Taralee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 207 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Taralee recorded 207 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2016.
- #19,495 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 207 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taralee ranks #19,495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Taralee's 207 recorded births place it above 73.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Taralee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taralee's full recorded timeline at 1980, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taralee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2016
- Peak year (1980)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Taralee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (105 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Taralee's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Taralee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 105 births (51% of all-time use).
Taralee by state
Where Taralee concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Utah | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Taralee's data
- Taralee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Taralees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taralee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1960–2016 (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 Taralee 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.