Recorded 1965–2021 Girls' name Peak 1989 785 births

Tarryn — girls' name

785 babies named Tarryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s101980s1611990s2722000s2102010s1082020s19
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Tarryn was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

35 babies were named Tarryn in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 785 babies named Tarryn between 1965 and 2021, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tarryn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarryn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 272 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tarryn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tarryn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarryn 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 785 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.

Tarryn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

785

Since 1965

57 years of records

Peak year

1989

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1965

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2021

Tarryn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1965

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1989)
35
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
010203040 20212015200820021996199019841965 5

Tarryn popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1997 (Tarryn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 201920101997 5

Tarryn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
272 births that decade — 35% of Tarryn's all-time total
1960s51970s101980s1611990s2722000s2102010s1082020s19

Tarryn by state

Where Tarryn concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tarryn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 5.0%
#2 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Tarryn's total US births 5.0%
Even split

39 of 785 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarryn?
785 babies have been named Tarryn since 1965. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1989 with 35 births.
When was Tarryn most popular?
Tarryn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 272 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Tarryn most popular?
The top states for the name Tarryn are California (39 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tarryn been used?
Tarryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 57 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Tarryn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tara, Taryn, Tarah, Taraji, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1965–2021 (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.