Girls' name · since 1971
Tarica
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Tarica, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
99 girls have been named Tarica since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tarica has 99 recorded births among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1998.
- #27,270 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarica ranks #27,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tarica's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tarica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tarica's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tarica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1993)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Tarica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (47 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Tarica's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tarica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 47 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Tarica's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 1990s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Tarica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1971–1998 (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 Tarica 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.