Boys' name · since 1976
Tarell
881 babies named Tarell in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,943 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 881
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
881 babies have been named Tarell since 1976, making it today's #9943 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tarell recorded 881 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #9943 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,564 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,943 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 881 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarell ranks #5,564 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,943 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 881 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,943 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 881
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tarell's 881 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Tarell compares
881 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Tarell's all-time total is 139% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tarell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 881 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tarell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tarell splits its recorded history at 2000: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tarell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Tarell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (261 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Tarell's strongest decade.
261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tarell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
261 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
206 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 261 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tarell 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 Tarell's total volume
Tarell by state
Where Tarell concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 54 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
54 of 881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tarell's data
- Tarell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (261 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tarells (54 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 Tarell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Tarell 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.