Unisex name · since 1970
Tarren
Tarren has 436 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 436
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
436 boys have been named Tarren since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarren has been recorded 436 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2018.
- #8,564 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 436 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarren ranks #8,564 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 436 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 436
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tarren's 436 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Washington.
Tarren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tarren's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tarren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2018
- Peak year (1996)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Tarren popularity over time - girls
230 total births recorded since 1982 (Tarren as girls' name)
Tarren by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (180 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Tarren's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tarren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 180 births (41% of all-time use).
Tarren by state
Where Tarren concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 436 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tarren's data
- Tarren's decade-level peak was the 1990s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Washington records the most Tarrens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tarren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1970–2018 (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 Tarren 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.