Boys' name · since 1922
Taras
Taras has 671 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 671
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
671 babies have been named Taras since 1922, making it today's #12188 boys' name.
Taras has 671 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12188 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #6,618 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,188 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 671 born since 1922
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taras ranks #6,618 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,188 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 671 born since 1922, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 671
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Taras's 671 recorded births place it above 85.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Taras compares
671 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Taras's all-time total is 82% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taras | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 671 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taras's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taras's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taras popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Taras by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (169 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Taras's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Taras births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
102 births
- 1960s
1960s
169 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 169 births (25% of all-time use).
How Taras 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 Taras's total volume
Taras by state
Where Taras concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 3.1% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
21 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Taras's data
- Taras's decade-level peak was the 1960s (169 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tarass (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taras: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Taras 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.