Girls' name · since 1955
Tarra
Tarra has 2,295 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,295
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,295 girls have been named Tarra since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tarra has 2,295 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2020.
- #4,292 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,295 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarra ranks #4,292 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,295 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,295
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tarra's 2,295 recorded births place it above 94.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Tarra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tarra's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 118, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tarra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2020
- Peak year (1972)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Tarra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (852 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Tarra's strongest decade.
852 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tarra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 186
1960s
186 births
- 1970s
1970s
852 births
- 1980s
1980s
723 births
- 1990s
1990s
358 births
- 2000s 106
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 852 births (37% of all-time use).
How Tarra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tarra's total volume
Tarra by state
Where Tarra concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 136 | 5.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 86 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 74 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 70 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 53 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 50 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 33 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.4% |
136 of 2,295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Tarra appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tarra's data
- Tarra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (852 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tarras (136 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tarra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1955–2020 (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 Tarra 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.