Unisex name · since 1940
Tarry
Tarry has 430 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 430
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
430 boys have been named Tarry since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tarry recorded 430 times among boys since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2004.
- #8,640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 430 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarry ranks #8,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 430 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 430
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tarry's 430 recorded births place it above 81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tarry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tarry's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tarry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2004
- Peak year (1968)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Tarry popularity over time - girls
189 total births recorded since 1943 (Tarry as girls' name)
Tarry by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (134 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Tarry's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tarry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
111 births
- 1960s
1960s
134 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 134 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tarry's data
- Tarry's decade-level peak was the 1960s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tarry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1940–2004 (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 Tarry 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.