Recorded 1994–2016 Boys' name Peak 2000 43 births

Tharen — boys' name

43 babies named Tharen in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s332010s5
2000s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Tharen was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tharen in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tharen

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Tharen between 1994 and 2016, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tharen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tharen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tharen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tharen 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 43 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.

Tharen at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

43

Since 1994

23 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1994

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tharen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1994

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Tharen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
33 births that decade — 77% of Tharen's all-time total
1990s52000s332010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tharen?
43 babies have been named Tharen since 1994. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Tharen most popular?
Tharen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Tharen been used?
Tharen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 23 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tharen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thaddeus, Thad, Thatcher, Thane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1994–2016 (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.