Boys' name · since 1965
Tarus
Tarus has 534 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 534
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
534 boys have been named Tarus since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarus has been recorded 534 times among boys since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2011.
- #7,595 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 534 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarus ranks #7,595 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 534 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 534
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tarus's 534 recorded births place it above 83.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Tarus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tarus's full recorded timeline at 1987, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tarus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2011
- Peak year (1976)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Tarus by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (232 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Tarus's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tarus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
232 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 232 births (43% of all-time use).
How Tarus 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 Tarus's total volume
Tarus by state
Where Tarus concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 29 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 23 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 18 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.9% |
29 of 534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tarus's data
- Tarus's decade-level peak was the 1970s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Taruss (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tarus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1965–2011 (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 Tarus 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.