Recorded 1960–2004 Girls' name Peak 1979 362 births

Taressa — girls' name

362 babies named Taressa in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s481970s991980s1001990s882000s27
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Taressa was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

19 babies were named Taressa in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taressa

The Social Security Administration has registered 362 babies named Taressa between 1960 and 2004, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taressa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taressa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Taressa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taressa 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 362 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.

Taressa at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

362

Since 1960

45 years of records

Peak year

1979

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1960

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2004

Taressa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1960

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1979)
19
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 200419981992198719821977197219651960 6

Taressa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
100 births that decade — 28% of Taressa's all-time total
1960s481970s991980s1001990s882000s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taressa?
362 babies have been named Taressa since 1960. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1979 with 19 births.
When was Taressa most popular?
Taressa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Taressa been used?
Taressa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 45 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Taressa?
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, 1960–2004 (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.