Recorded 1976–2022 Boys' name Peak 1985 874 births

Tarell — boys' name

874 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.

1970s531980s2611990s2302000s2062010s1052020s19
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Tarell was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

34 babies were named Tarell in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarell

The Social Security Administration has registered 874 babies named Tarell between 1976 and 2022, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tarell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 261 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tarell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Tarell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarell 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 874 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.

Tarell at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

874

Since 1976

47 years of records

Peak year

1985

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1976

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2022

Tarell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1976

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1985)
34
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
010203040 202220162010200419981992198619801976 13

Tarell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
261 births that decade — 30% of Tarell's all-time total
1970s531980s2611990s2302000s2062010s1052020s19

Tarell by state

Where Tarell concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tarell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
54 6.2%
#2 New Jersey
5 0.6%
New York share of Tarell's total US births 6.2%
Even split

54 of 874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarell?
874 babies have been named Tarell since 1976. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1985 with 34 births.
When was Tarell most popular?
Tarell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 261 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Tarell most popular?
The top states for the name Tarell are New York (54 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Tarell been used?
Tarell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 47 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tarell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tariq, Tarik, Taron, Tarek, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1976–2022 (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.