Recorded 1954–2017 Unisex name Peak 1985 887 births

Tarin — unisex name

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.

1950s61960s191970s901980s3651990s2532000s1392010s15
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tarin was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

73 babies were named Tarin in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarin

The Social Security Administration has registered 887 babies named Tarin between 1954 and 2017, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tarin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 73 babies received it in a single year. Tarin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 322 additional births since 1974.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 365 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tarin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Tarin in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarin 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 887 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.

Tarin at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

887

Since 1954

64 years of records

Peak year

1985

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1954

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2017

Tarin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1954

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1985)
73
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
020406080 201720062000199419881982197619651954 6

Tarin popularity over time — boys

322 total births recorded since 1974 (Tarin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 322 births
05101520 201820102006200219981994199019851974 5

Tarin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
365 births that decade — 41% of Tarin's all-time total
1950s61960s191970s901980s3651990s2532000s1392010s15

Tarin by state

Where Tarin concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tarin
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%
California share of Tarin's total US births 7.1%
Even split

63 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarin?
887 babies have been named Tarin since 1954. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1985 with 73 births.
When was Tarin most popular?
Tarin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 365 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Tarin most popular?
The top states for the name Tarin are California (63 births), Texas (14 births), Michigan (11 births).
Is Tarin a unisex name?
Yes, Tarin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 887 births, and as a boy's name it has 322 births.
How long has the name Tarin been used?
Tarin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 64 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Tarin?
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, 1954–2017 (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.