Recorded 1962–1970 Girls' name Peak 1962 16 births

Tarolyn — girls' name

16 babies named Tarolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s5
1960s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Tarolyn was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tarolyn in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarolyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Tarolyn between 1962 and 1970, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tarolyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarolyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tarolyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarolyn 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 16 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.

Tarolyn at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

16

Since 1962

9 years of records

Peak year

1962

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1962

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1970

Tarolyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1962

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1962)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 197019681962 6

Tarolyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 69% of Tarolyn's all-time total
1960s111970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarolyn?
16 babies have been named Tarolyn since 1962. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1962 with 6 births.
When was Tarolyn most popular?
Tarolyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Tarolyn been used?
Tarolyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 9 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Tarolyn?
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, 1962–1970 (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.