Recorded 1969–2001 Boys' name Peak 1973 92 births

Tarris — boys' name

92 babies named Tarris in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s401980s311990s102000s5
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Tarris was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tarris in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarris

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Tarris between 1969 and 2001, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tarris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarris performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tarris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tarris in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarris 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 92 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.

Tarris at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

92

Since 1969

33 years of records

Peak year

1973

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1969

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2001

Tarris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1969

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 20011993198619811978197519731969 6

Tarris by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
40 births that decade — 43% of Tarris's all-time total
1960s61970s401980s311990s102000s5

Tarris by state

Where Tarris concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tarris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 5.4%
Florida share of Tarris's total US births 5.4%

5 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarris?
92 babies have been named Tarris since 1969. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
When was Tarris most popular?
Tarris was most popular in the 1970s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Tarris most popular?
The top states for the name Tarris are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Tarris been used?
Tarris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 33 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Tarris?
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, 1969–2001 (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.