Recorded 1983–1997 Boys' name Peak 1994 23 births

Tarif — boys' name

23 babies named Tarif in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s18
1990s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Tarif was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tarif in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarif

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Tarif between 1983 and 1997, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tarif currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarif performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tarif shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarif 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 23 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.

Tarif at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

23

Since 1983

15 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1983

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1997

Tarif popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1983

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1997199519941983 5

Tarif by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 78% of Tarif's all-time total
1980s51990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarif?
23 babies have been named Tarif since 1983. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Tarif most popular?
Tarif was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Tarif been used?
Tarif has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 15 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Tarif?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tariq, Tarik, Taron, Tarek, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1983–1997 (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.