Girls' name · since 1953
Taryn
25,698 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.
- #906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,402 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,698
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Taryn is the #3402 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 25,698 recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taryn has been recorded 25,698 times among girls since 1953, currently ranked #3402 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,402 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,698 born since 1953
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taryn ranks #906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,402 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,698 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.
- #906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,402 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,698
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taryn's 25,698 recorded births place it above 98.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Taryn compares
25,698 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Taryn's all-time total is 68x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taryn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,698 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taryn's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 12 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 1,135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taryn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 1,135
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Taryn popularity over time - boys
741 total births recorded since 1959 (Taryn as boys' name)
Taryn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,576 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Taryn's strongest decade.
6,576 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Taryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 612
1950s
612 births
- 1960s 522
1960s
522 births
- 1970s 2,416
1970s
2,416 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,745 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,576 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,500 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,837 births
- 2020s 490
2020s
490 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,576 births (26% of all-time use).
How Taryn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Taryn's total volume
Taryn by state
Where Taryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,902 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,914 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,495 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,219 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,019 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 988 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 963 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 909 | 3.5% |
2,902 of 25,698 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Taryn appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taryn's data
- Taryn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,576 total births); usage has since declined to 490 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taryns (2,902 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 Taryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Taryn 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.