Recorded 1960–2016 Girls' name Peak 1980 207 births

Taralee — girls' name

207 babies named Taralee in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s1051980s661990s132000s72010s5
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Taralee was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

15 babies were named Taralee in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taralee

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Taralee between 1960 and 2016, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taralee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taralee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Taralee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Taralee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taralee 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 207 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.

Taralee at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

207

Since 1960

57 years of records

Peak year

1980

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1960

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2016

Taralee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1960

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1980)
15
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
05101520 201619901986198319791976197319701960 5

Taralee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
105 births that decade — 51% of Taralee's all-time total
1960s111970s1051980s661990s132000s72010s5

Taralee by state

Where Taralee concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Taralee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 2.4%
#2 Utah
5 2.4%
Pennsylvania share of Taralee's total US births 2.4%
Even split

5 of 207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taralee?
207 babies have been named Taralee since 1960. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1980 with 15 births.
When was Taralee most popular?
Taralee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Taralee most popular?
The top states for the name Taralee are Pennsylvania (5 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Taralee been used?
Taralee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 57 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Taralee?
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, 1960–2016 (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.