Recorded 1970–2009 Unisex name Peak 1970 122 births

Taris — boys' name

122 babies named Taris in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s521980s201990s322000s18
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Taris was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

10 babies were named Taris in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taris

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Taris between 1970 and 2009, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Taris is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 41 additional births since 1961.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taris performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taris shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taris 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 122 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.

Taris at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

122

Since 1970

40 years of records

Peak year

1970

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1970

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2009

Taris popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1970

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1970)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 2009199719911987197619721970 10

Taris popularity over time — girls

41 total births recorded since 1961 (Taris as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 41 births
45678910 2006200319951986198319761961 5

Taris by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
52 births that decade — 43% of Taris's all-time total
1970s521980s201990s322000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taris?
122 babies have been named Taris since 1970. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1970 with 10 births.
When was Taris most popular?
Taris was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Is Taris a unisex name?
Yes, Taris is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 122 births, and as a girl's name it has 41 births.
How long has the name Taris been used?
Taris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 40 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Taris?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tariq, Tarik, Taron, Tarek, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1970–2009 (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.