Girls' name · since 1959
Taria
Taria has 679 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
679 girls have been named Taria since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Taria has 679 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2013.
- #9,704 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 679 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taria ranks #9,704 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 679 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taria's 679 recorded births place it above 86.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Taria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taria's full recorded timeline at 1988, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taria popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2013
- Peak year (1981)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Taria popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1980 (Taria as boys' name)
Taria by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (207 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Taria's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Taria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s
1980s
207 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 207 births (30% of all-time use).
How Taria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Taria's total volume
Taria by state
Where Taria concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 679 births nationwide.
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What to do with Taria's data
- Taria's decade-level peak was the 1980s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tarias (5 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 Taria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1959–2013 (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 Taria 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.