US rank #11143 Boys' name Peak 2007 841 births

Tarun — #11143 US boys' name

841 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.

1970s221980s351990s1072000s4192010s2342020s24
#11143
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tarun was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

63 babies were named Tarun in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarun

The Social Security Administration has registered 841 babies named Tarun between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tarun currently holds the #11143 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 419 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tarun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tarun in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarun 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 841 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.

Tarun at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

841

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2007

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,143

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tarun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
63
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080 202420172012200720021997199219851971 6

Tarun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
419 births that decade — 50% of Tarun's all-time total
1970s221980s351990s1072000s4192010s2342020s24

Tarun by state

Where Tarun concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tarun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
117 13.9%
#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%
California share of Tarun's total US births 13.9%
Even split

117 of 841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarun?
841 babies have been named Tarun since 1971. It currently ranks #11143 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 63 births.
When was Tarun most popular?
Tarun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 419 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Tarun most popular?
The top states for the name Tarun are California (117 births), New Jersey (60 births), Texas (31 births).
How long has the name Tarun been used?
Tarun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tarun?
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.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.