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Tara
Recorded 176,355 times in US records since 1939. Peak year: 1972.
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U.S. rank · 2025
1 in 10,296
U.S. · 2025 records
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rarity tier
≈169,000
alive today (estimate) ⓘ
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10-yr trend
How many Taras are there?

Alive in the US today estimate

Roughly 169,000 Taras are alive in the US today, we estimate. About 1 in 2,000 Americans.

Made from recorded births by year and sex, multiplied by survival to today's age (SSA life table). It can't see immigration, and it's an estimate, not a census: how the living estimate is made.

Popularity over time

Tara through the years, 1939–2025

1972 · 7,268 7,268 0
19392025
Peak Tara year: 1972 (ringed), with 7,268 recorded. Current usage: ~100% girls. counts of people issued a Social Security number, not a full count of births.

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Every figure on this page is computed from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national baby-names data (ssa.gov), and the living estimate uses the SSA actuarial life table: how we calculate this. Data through 2025; refreshed Jun 2026; living estimate as of 2026.