Tarren
The Story of Tarren
As a girl name
Tarren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 22 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1985: 23 births, good for #3,620 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Tarrens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 230 Tarrens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tarren as a boy name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Tarren — #2,747 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Tarrens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 436 Tarrens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tarren
Tarren is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 436 births in the dataset. Tarren's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #2,747. Use the chart and map above to compare Tarren'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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