Recorded 1969–2010 Girls' name Peak 2010 11 births

Tarja — girls' name

11 babies named Tarja in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s52010s6
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tarja was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tarja in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarja

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Tarja between 1969 and 2010, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tarja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarja performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tarja shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarja 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 11 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.

Tarja at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

11

Since 1969

42 years of records

Peak year

2010

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1969

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2010

Tarja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1969

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2010)
6
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Tarja by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Tarja's all-time total
1960s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarja?
11 babies have been named Tarja since 1969. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2010 with 6 births.
When was Tarja most popular?
Tarja was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Tarja been used?
Tarja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 42 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tarja?
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, 1969–2010 (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.