Girls' name · since 1958

Tarla

Tarla has 56 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

56
total births
1958–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade

56 girls have been named Tarla since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarla has been recorded 56 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1978.

  • 56 total births
  • 1958–1978 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 61% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

56 girls have been named Tarla since 1958, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.

56
total births
1958–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Tarla was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tarla in 1970 - its busiest year on record.

Tarla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tarla splits its recorded history at 1970: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tarla at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

56

Since 1958

21 years of records

Peak year

1970

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1958

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1978

Tarla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
456789 195819621968196919701971197319741978 6

Tarla by decade

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

1970s was Tarla's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Tarla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarla?
Tarla has been given to 56 babies in the U.S. since 1958, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 8 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
When was Tarla most popular?
Tarla was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Tarla been used?
Records for Tarla go back to 1958, giving 21 years of history through 1978.
What names are similar to Tarla?
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 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, 1958–1978 (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. "Tarla: Baby Name Since 1958 - 56 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tarla. 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 Tarla 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.