Unisex name · since 1971
Taran
2,073 babies named Taran in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,073
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Taran is the #2902 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,073 recorded since 1971.
Taran has 2,073 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2902 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,239 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,902 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,073 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taran ranks #3,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,902 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,073 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,073
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taran's 2,073 recorded births place it above 92.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Taran compares
2,073 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taran's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,073 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taran splits its recorded history at 1998: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Taran popularity over time - girls
560 total births recorded since 1967 (Taran as girls' name)
Taran by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (793 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Taran's strongest decade.
793 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Taran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
793 births
- 2000s
2000s
503 births
- 2010s
2010s
409 births
- 2020s 189
2020s
189 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 793 births (38% of all-time use).
How Taran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Taran's total volume
Taran by state
Where Taran concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 180 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 29 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 24 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Utah | | 19 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.6% |
180 of 2,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Taran appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taran's data
- Taran's decade-level peak was the 1990s (793 total births); usage has since declined to 189 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tarans (180 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Taran
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Taran 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.