Unisex name · since 1954
Tarin
887 babies named Tarin in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 887
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tarin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 887 recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Tarin recorded 887 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2017.
- #8,159 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 887 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarin ranks #8,159 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 887 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 887
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tarin's 887 recorded births place it above 88.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tarin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tarin splits its recorded history at 1990: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tarin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2017
- Peak year (1985)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Tarin popularity over time - boys
322 total births recorded since 1974 (Tarin as boys' name)
Tarin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (365 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Tarin's strongest decade.
365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tarin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
365 births
- 1990s
1990s
253 births
- 2000s 139
2000s
139 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 365 births (41% of all-time use).
How Tarin 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 Tarin's total volume
Tarin by state
Where Tarin concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 63 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.2% |
63 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Tarin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (365 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tarins (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tarin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~63 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, 1954–2017 (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 Tarin 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.