Boys' name · since 1994
Tharen
Tharen has 43 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tharen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 43 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tharen has been recorded 43 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1994 to 2016.
- #23,269 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tharen ranks #23,269 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tharen's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tharen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tharen's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tharen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2016
- Peak year (2000)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Tharen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (33 births, 77% of the file).
2000s was Tharen's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Tharen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 33 births (77% of all-time use).
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- Tharen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tharen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 1994–2016 (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 Tharen 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.