Tayari
Tayari Jones is an American author and academic known for An American Marriage, which was a 2018 Oprah's Book Club Selection and won the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. Jones is a graduate of Spelman College, the University of Iowa, and Arizona State University.
Meaning & Origin of Tayari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tayari Jones is an American author and academic known for An American Marriage, which was a 2018 Oprah's Book Club Selection and won the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. Jones is a graduate of Spelman College, the University of Iowa, and Arizona State University.
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The Story of Tayari
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Tayari as a girl name dates back to 1998, when 8 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Tayari — #10,122 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Tayaris. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 13 Tayaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Tayari on the record books as a boy name in 1970, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 8 Tayaris were born — ranking #6,618 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Tayaris. 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 72 Tayaris 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 Tayari
Tayari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Tayari's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #6,618. Use the chart and map above to compare Tayari'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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