Taryn
Taryn is an English feminine given name of various meanings, but mostly popular in the United States, Canada and Australia and a lesser extent in South Africa.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Taryn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taryn is an English feminine given name of various meanings, but mostly popular in the United States, Canada and Australia and a lesser extent in South Africa.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Taryn
American parents first put Taryn on the record books as a baby girl name in 1953, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 1,135 Taryns were born — ranking #227 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Taryns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,852 among baby girl names with 59 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 26K Taryns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Taryn
Taryn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Taryn's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #227. Use the chart and map above to compare Taryn'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.