Girls' name · since 1968

Tarasa

Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Tarasa, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#41,987 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1968
1980s
peak decade

Tarasa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1968.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarasa has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1983.

  • #41,987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 28 born since 1968
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarasa ranks #41,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.

#41,987 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1968
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tarasa's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tarasa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tarasa splits its recorded history at 1978: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tarasa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1983

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1968)
7
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19681971197819801983 5

Tarasa by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 39% of the file).

1980s was Tarasa's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Tarasa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarasa?
28 babies have been named Tarasa since 1968. All-time, it sits at #41,987 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1968 with 7 births.
Where does Tarasa sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarasa ranks #41,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tarasa most popular?
Tarasa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Tarasa been used?
The SSA has tracked Tarasa since 1968 -- 16 years through the most recent 1983 data.
What names are similar to Tarasa?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tarasa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1968–1983 (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 Tarasa 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.