Recorded 1972–2016 Boys' name Peak 1998 44 births

Tarrant — boys' name

44 babies named Tarrant in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s51990s232010s5
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Tarrant was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tarrant in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarrant

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Tarrant between 1972 and 2016, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tarrant currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarrant performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tarrant shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarrant 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 44 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.

Tarrant at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

44

Since 1972

45 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1972

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tarrant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1972

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
456789 20161998199619921990198119731972 6

Tarrant by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 52% of Tarrant's all-time total
1970s111980s51990s232010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarrant?
44 babies have been named Tarrant since 1972. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Tarrant most popular?
Tarrant was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Tarrant been used?
Tarrant has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 45 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tarrant?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tariq, Tarik, Taron, Tarek, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–2016 (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.