Boys' name · since 1975
Tarig
Tarig has 116 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 116
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
116 boys have been named Tarig since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarig has been recorded 116 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1999.
- #16,453 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 116 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarig ranks #16,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 116
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tarig's 116 recorded births place it above 63.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tarig's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tarig's full recorded timeline at 1981, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tarig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1999
- Peak year (1976)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Tarig by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (57 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Tarig's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Tarig births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 57 births (49% of all-time use).
Tarig by state
Where Tarig concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.3% |
5 of 116 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tarig's data
- Tarig's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 1990s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tarigs (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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tarig: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1975–1999 (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 Tarig 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.