Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1969
Tarja
Tarja has 11 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 1969–2010
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Tarja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarja has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2010.
- 11 total births
- 1969–2010 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Tarja since 1969, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2010.
- 11
- total births
- 1969–2010
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
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.
Tarja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tarja's full recorded timeline at 2010, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tarja at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1969
Tarja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2010
- Peak year (2010)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Tarja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Tarja's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tarja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tarja? ▼
Since 1969, Social Security records show 11 babies named Tarja. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Tarja go back to 1969, giving 42 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Tarja
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1969–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tarja: Baby Name Since 1969 - 11 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tarja. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tarja 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 July 2026.