Girls' name · since 1957
Tarina
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 803 babies named Tarina, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 803
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tarina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 803 have been recorded since 1957.
Tarina has 803 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2007.
- #8,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 803 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarina ranks #8,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 803 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 803
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tarina's 803 recorded births place it above 87.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tarina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tarina's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tarina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2007
- Peak year (1974)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Tarina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (301 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Tarina's strongest decade.
301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tarina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
140 births
- 1970s
1970s
301 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 301 births (37% of all-time use).
How Tarina 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 Tarina's total volume
Tarina by state
Where Tarina concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
18 of 803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tarina's data
- Tarina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (301 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tarinas (18 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tarina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1957–2007 (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 Tarina 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.