Boys' name · since 1973
Tarl
Tarl has 166 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tarl is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 166 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Tarl recorded 166 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1992.
- #14,115 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 166 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarl ranks #14,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tarl's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tarl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tarl's full recorded timeline at 1982, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tarl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1992
- Peak year (1978)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tarl by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (82 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Tarl's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Tarl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 82 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Tarl's decade-level peak was the 1980s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- 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 Tarl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1973–1992 (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 Tarl 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.