Tarja
Tarja is a Finnish feminine given name. It is the Finnish spelling of the name Daria, which means "who holds firm the good".
Meaning & Origin of Tarja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tarja is a Finnish feminine given name. It is the Finnish spelling of the name Daria, which means "who holds firm the good".
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The Story of Tarja
Tarja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 6 Tarjas were born — ranking #14,958 that year. As of 2026, Tarja ranks #14,958 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Tarjas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tarja
Tarja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Tarja's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #14,958. Use the chart and map above to compare Tarja's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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