US rank #2506 Girls' name Peak 1985 25,650 births

Taryn — #2506 US girls' name

25,650 babies named Taryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s6121960s5221970s24161980s57451990s65752000s64992010s28362020s445
#2506
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Taryn was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

1,135 babies were named Taryn in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 25,650 babies named Taryn between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taryn currently holds the #2506 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 1,135 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taryn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6,575 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Taryn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,902 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Taryn in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taryn 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 25,650 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.

Taryn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

25,650

Since 1953

72 years of records

Peak year

1985

1,135 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,506

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1953

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taryn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1953

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1985)
1,135
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420152006199719881979197019611953 12

Taryn popularity over time — boys

733 total births recorded since 1959 (Taryn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 733 births
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Taryn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6,575 births that decade — 26% of Taryn's all-time total
1950s6121960s5221970s24161980s57451990s65752000s64992010s28362020s445

Taryn by state

Where Taryn concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Taryn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,902 11.3%
#2 Texas
1,908 7.4%
#3 New York
1,495 5.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
1,213 4.7%
#5 Ohio
1,019 4.0%
#6 Michigan
988 3.9%
#7 Illinois
962 3.8%
#8 Florida
909 3.5%
California share of Taryn's total US births 11.3%
Even split

2,902 of 25,650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Taryn appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taryn?
25,650 babies have been named Taryn since 1953. It currently ranks #2506 among girls. The peak year was 1985 with 1,135 births.
When was Taryn most popular?
Taryn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6,575 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Taryn most popular?
The top states for the name Taryn are California (2,902 births), Texas (1,908 births), New York (1,495 births).
How long has the name Taryn been used?
Taryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 72 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taryn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tara, Tarah, Taraji, Tarsha, 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, 1953–2024 (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.