Recorded 1970–2018 Unisex name Peak 1996 436 births

Tarren — boys' name

436 babies named Tarren in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s501990s1802000s1332010s57
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tarren was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

27 babies were named Tarren in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarren

The Social Security Administration has registered 436 babies named Tarren between 1970 and 2018, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tarren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 27 babies received it in a single year. Tarren is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 230 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarren performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tarren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tarren in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarren 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 436 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.

Tarren at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

436

Since 1970

49 years of records

Peak year

1996

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1970

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2018

Tarren popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1970

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1996)
27
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
051015202530 201820122007200219971992198719781970 5

Tarren popularity over time — girls

230 total births recorded since 1982 (Tarren as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 230 births
510152025 20051998199519921989198619831982 22

Tarren by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
180 births that decade — 41% of Tarren's all-time total
1970s161980s501990s1802000s1332010s57

Tarren by state

Where Tarren concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tarren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Washington
5 1.1%
Washington share of Tarren's total US births 1.1%

5 of 436 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarren?
436 babies have been named Tarren since 1970. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1996 with 27 births.
When was Tarren most popular?
Tarren was most popular in the 1990s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Tarren most popular?
The top states for the name Tarren are Washington (5 births).
Is Tarren a unisex name?
Yes, Tarren is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 436 births, and as a girl's name it has 230 births.
How long has the name Tarren been used?
Tarren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 49 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Tarren?
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, 1970–2018 (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.