Recorded 1981–1996 Girls' name Peak 1996 21 births

Taranika — girls' name

21 babies named Taranika in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s6
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Taranika was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Taranika in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taranika

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Taranika between 1981 and 1996, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taranika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taranika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Taranika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taranika 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 21 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.

Taranika at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

21

Since 1981

16 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1981

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1996

Taranika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1981

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 1996198319821981 5

Taranika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 71% of Taranika's all-time total
1980s151990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taranika?
21 babies have been named Taranika since 1981. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Taranika most popular?
Taranika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Taranika been used?
Taranika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 16 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Taranika?
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, 1981–1996 (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.