Recorded 1982–1990 Girls' name Peak 1983 29 births

Tarna — girls' name

29 babies named Tarna in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s6
1980s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Tarna was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tarna in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarna

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Tarna between 1982 and 1990, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tarna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tarna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarna 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 29 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.

Tarna at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

29

Since 1982

9 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1982

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1990

Tarna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1982

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Tarna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 79% of Tarna's all-time total
1980s231990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarna?
29 babies have been named Tarna since 1982. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Tarna most popular?
Tarna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Tarna been used?
Tarna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 9 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Tarna?
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, 1982–1990 (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.