Girls' name · since 1948
Taresa
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 432 babies named Taresa, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 432
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
432 girls have been named Taresa since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Taresa recorded 432 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1993.
- #12,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 432 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taresa ranks #12,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 432 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 432
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Taresa's 432 recorded births place it above 82.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Taresa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taresa splits its recorded history at 1972: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taresa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1993
- Peak year (1970)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Taresa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (139 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Taresa's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Taresa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
139 births
- 1970s
1970s
139 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 139 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Taresa's data
- Taresa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Taresa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1948–1993 (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 Taresa 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.