Recorded 1971–2020 Girls' name Peak 1988 431 births

Taralynn — girls' name

431 babies named Taralynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s651980s1171990s892000s902010s632020s7
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Taralynn was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

20 babies were named Taralynn in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taralynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Taralynn between 1971 and 2020, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taralynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taralynn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Taralynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taralynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taralynn 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 431 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.

Taralynn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

431

Since 1971

50 years of records

Peak year

1988

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1971

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2020

Taralynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1971

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1988)
20
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 202020112005199919931987198119741971 5

Taralynn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
117 births that decade — 27% of Taralynn's all-time total
1970s651980s1171990s892000s902010s632020s7

Taralynn by state

Where Taralynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taralynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.2%
New York share of Taralynn's total US births 1.2%

5 of 431 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taralynn?
431 babies have been named Taralynn since 1971. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1988 with 20 births.
When was Taralynn most popular?
Taralynn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Taralynn most popular?
The top states for the name Taralynn are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Taralynn been used?
Taralynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 50 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Taralynn?
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, 1971–2020 (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.