Boys' name · since 1971
Tarius
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 231 babies named Tarius, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
231 boys have been named Tarius since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarius has been recorded 231 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2019.
- #12,131 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 231 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarius ranks #12,131 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tarius's 231 recorded births place it above 73.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tarius's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tarius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2019
- Peak year (1996)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Tarius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (69 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Tarius's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 69 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Tarius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1971–2019 (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 Tarius 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.