Recorded 1948–1993 Girls' name Peak 1970 432 births

Taresa — girls' name

432 babies named Taresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s411960s1391970s1391980s801990s23
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Taresa was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

22 babies were named Taresa in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 432 babies named Taresa between 1948 and 1993, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taresa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Taresa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taresa 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 432 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.

Taresa at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

432

Since 1948

46 years of records

Peak year

1970

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1948

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1993

Taresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1948

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1970)
22
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 199319861981197619711966196119551948 5

Taresa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
139 births that decade — 32% of Taresa's all-time total
1940s101950s411960s1391970s1391980s801990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taresa?
432 babies have been named Taresa since 1948. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1970 with 22 births.
When was Taresa most popular?
Taresa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Taresa been used?
Taresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 46 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Taresa?
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.

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, 1948–1993 (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.