Boys' name · since 1972
Tarrant
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Tarrant, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tarrant sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 44 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Tarrant recorded 44 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2016.
- #23,117 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 44 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarrant ranks #23,117 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tarrant's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tarrant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tarrant splits its recorded history at 1992: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tarrant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2016
- Peak year (1998)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tarrant by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Tarrant's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Tarrant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Tarrant's decade-level peak was the 1990s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1972–2016 (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 Tarrant 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.