Recorded 1957–2007 Girls' name Peak 1974 803 births

Tarina — girls' name

803 babies named Tarina in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s1401970s3011980s1861990s1102000s53
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Tarina was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

41 babies were named Tarina in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarina

The Social Security Administration has registered 803 babies named Tarina between 1957 and 2007, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tarina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 301 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tarina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tarina in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarina 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 803 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.

Tarina at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

803

Since 1957

51 years of records

Peak year

1974

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1957

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tarina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1957

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1974)
41
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Tarina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
301 births that decade — 37% of Tarina's all-time total
1950s131960s1401970s3011980s1861990s1102000s53

Tarina by state

Where Tarina concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tarina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 2.2%
#2 Michigan
12 1.5%
#3 New York
6 0.7%
California share of Tarina's total US births 2.2%
Even split

18 of 803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarina?
803 babies have been named Tarina since 1957. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1974 with 41 births.
When was Tarina most popular?
Tarina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 301 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tarina most popular?
The top states for the name Tarina are California (18 births), Michigan (12 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Tarina been used?
Tarina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 51 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tarina?
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, 1957–2007 (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.