Boys' name · since 1971
Tarun
848 babies named Tarun in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,706 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 848
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
848 babies have been named Tarun since 1971, making it today's #10925 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarun has been recorded 848 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #10925 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,706 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,925 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 848 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarun ranks #5,706 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,925 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 848 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,706 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 848
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tarun's 848 recorded births place it above 87.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tarun compares
848 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tarun's all-time total is 130% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tarun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 848 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tarun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tarun splits its recorded history at 2003: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tarun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Tarun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (419 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Tarun's strongest decade.
419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Tarun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 107
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
419 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 419 births (49% of all-time use).
How Tarun compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tarun's total volume
Tarun by state
Where Tarun concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 13.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 60 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 31 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
117 of 848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Tarun's data
- Tarun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (419 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taruns (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Tarun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Tarun 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.