Recorded 1975–1978 Girls' name Peak 1976 31 births

Tarana — girls' name

31 babies named Tarana in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s31
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tarana was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tarana in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarana

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Tarana between 1975 and 1978, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tarana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarana 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 31 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.

Tarana at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

31

Since 1975

4 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1975

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1978

Tarana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1975

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
45678910 1978197719761975 8

Tarana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 100% of Tarana's all-time total
1970s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarana?
31 babies have been named Tarana since 1975. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Tarana most popular?
Tarana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tarana been used?
Tarana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 4 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Tarana?
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, 1975–1978 (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.