Recorded 1959–2013 Girls' name Peak 1981 679 births

Taria — girls' name

679 babies named Taria in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s361970s1791980s2071990s1442000s972010s10
1980s
Peak decade

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

1981
Single peak year

28 babies were named Taria in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taria

The Social Security Administration has registered 679 babies named Taria between 1959 and 2013, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taria performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 207 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Taria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taria 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 679 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.

Taria at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

679

Since 1959

55 years of records

Peak year

1981

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1959

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2013

Taria popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1959

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1981)
28
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
0102030 201320051999199319871981197519691959 6

Taria popularity over time — boys

26 total births recorded since 1980 (Taria as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
4.555.566.5 20052003199919811980 5

Taria by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
207 births that decade — 30% of Taria's all-time total
1950s61960s361970s1791980s2071990s1442000s972010s10

Taria by state

Where Taria concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 0.7%
New York share of Taria's total US births 0.7%

5 of 679 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taria?
679 babies have been named Taria since 1959. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1981 with 28 births.
When was Taria most popular?
Taria was most popular in the 1980s decade with 207 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Taria most popular?
The top states for the name Taria are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Taria been used?
Taria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 55 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Taria?
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, 1959–2013 (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.