Taryn

#3,389 for girls in 2025, 45 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 97.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
1985 · 1,135 births
Debut · girls
12 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
25,698
since 1953

Taryn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Taryn has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #227, 1985girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,38945#8,9108
2024#2,50871#7,76510
2023#2,31479#8,2559
2022#2,20885#12,3305
2021#2,15487#9,7147
2020#1,668123#8,7398
2019#1,460151#7,17311
2018#1,497146#6,70312
2017#1,201202#7,54610
2016#1,152218#6,72612
2015#1,055249#6,67612
2014#855322#5,73315
2013#735372#7,02611
2012#801335#6,30613
2011#700398#5,94514
2010#659444#4,84819
2009#577529#4,58221
2008#493641#4,14524
2007#464694#3,51130
2006#445717#5,78114
2005#456666#4,06222
2004#421725#3,45627
2003#453662#4,11420
2002#468605#3,55424
2001#441628#2,61836
2000#448633#4,20418
1999#461576#3,98618
1998#436606#3,09225
1997#402653#3,45520
1996#393674#2,53530
1995#414620#3,19121
1994#410613#3,21521
1993#357713#3,36819
1992#370692#2,74725
1991#411622#4,47612
1990#335807#4,16713
1989#336755#4,01713
1988#365668#3,35015
1987#382613#4,5739
1986#327740#3,88211
1985#2271,135#4,3339
1984#407521#3,45912
1983#528359#3,63011
1982#466451
1981#718230
1980#659273#5,5256
1979#595302
1978#432462#4,1578
1977#391537#5,8455
1976#577284#4,0128
1975#438453#3,07812
1974#950130
1973#1,75550
1972#1,69852
1971#1,26687
1970#1,59959
1969#2,13435
1968#1,62550
1967#1,82141
1966#1,64646
1965#1,48956
1964#1,97536
1963#1,44959
1962#1,57751
1961#1,38765
1960#1,19283
1959#771175#3,6196
1958#1,21177
1957#1,23872
1956#935116
1955#961106
1954#1,36754
1953#3,26912
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five girls were named Taryn! It came in at #3,269, and was given to 12 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1953, when fewer than 13 girls a year got the name.

Where Taryn is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedNHWashington: #283 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsWAIdaho: #220 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsIDMontana: #152 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 598 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #283 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsMNIllinois: #301 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,982 girlsILWisconsin: #620 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,859 girlsWIMichigan: #306 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,159 girlsMINew York: #387 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,424 girlsNYMassachusetts: #215 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedRIOregon: #350 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,009 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedSDIowa: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,762 girlsIAIndiana: #300 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsINOhio: #342 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,587 girlsOHPennsylvania: #378 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,763 girlsPANew Jersey: #280 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,846 girlsNJConnecticut: #186 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsCTCalifornia: #342 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsCAUtah: #260 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsUTColorado: #276 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,583 girlsCONebraska: #211 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsNEMissouri: #324 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,324 girlsMOKentucky: #275 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #516 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,123 girlsVAMaryland: #465 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,463 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedDEArizona: #209 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,106 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedNMKansas: #173 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 883 girlsKSArkansas: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsARTennessee: #357 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,482 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #371 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,712 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #399 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,829 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #239 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsOKLouisiana: #462 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,862 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Taryn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #507 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,778 girlsALGeorgia: #545 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,184 girlsGAHawaii: #101 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 459 girlsHITexas: #436 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,838 girlsTXFlorida: #427 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,081 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#101 · 1 in 459
  2. Montana#152 · 1 in 598
  3. Kansas#173 · 1 in 883
  4. Connecticut#186 · 1 in 1,125
  5. Arizona#209 · 1 in 1,106

Best ever in a state: #52 in South Dakota, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#101111 in 459
Montana#15261 in 598
Kansas#173161 in 883
Connecticut#186171 in 1,125
Arizona#209231 in 1,106
Nebraska#21181 in 1,140
Massachusetts#215291 in 1,327
Idaho#22051 in 1,027
Arkansas#23391 in 1,388
Oklahoma#239131 in 1,327
Utah#260101 in 1,344
Kentucky#275111 in 1,935
Colorado#276131 in 1,583
New Jersey#280261 in 1,846
Minnesota#283151 in 1,886
Washington#283181 in 1,638
Iowa#28591 in 1,762
Indiana#300181 in 1,908
Illinois#301391 in 1,982
Michigan#306281 in 2,159
Missouri#324141 in 2,324
California#3421241 in 1,968
Ohio#342271 in 2,587
Oregon#35081 in 2,009
Tennessee#357121 in 2,482
North Carolina#371151 in 2,712
Pennsylvania#378261 in 2,763
New York#387491 in 2,424
South Carolina#39971 in 2,829
Florida#427251 in 3,081
Texas#436471 in 2,838
Louisiana#46291 in 2,862
Maryland#46581 in 3,463
Alabama#50761 in 3,778
Virginia#51691 in 4,123
Georgia#545101 in 4,184
Wisconsin#62051 in 5,859
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Delaware
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Mississippi
Nevada
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Rhode Island
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Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

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Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 881 spots since 2024 (#2,508#3,389)
  • 1,721 spots since 2020 (#1,668#3,389)
  • 2,334 spots since 2015 (#1,055#3,389)
  • Biggest jump: 805 spots in 1974 (#1,755#950)
  • Biggest drop: 421 spots in 1960 (#771#1,192)
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 1985 at #227 (1,135 births)
  • Births halved by 2009, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1974–2014
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,516
  • Highest: 1 in 1,516 girls born in 1985 were named Taryn (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 35,717 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 25.6% of all girls named Taryn (6,576) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s612#771 (1959)#1,393
1960s522#1,192 (1960)#1,630
1970s2,416#391 (1977)#970
1980s5,745#227 (1985)#442
1990s6,576#335 (1990)#399
2000s6,500#421 (2004)#467
2010s2,837#659 (2010)#1,012
2020s490#1,668 (2020)#2,374

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Taryn in 1989

girls
#336
755 births · 1 in 2,442 girls
boys
#4,017
13 births · 1 in 153,918 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #336Taryn755

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #4,017Taryn13
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,442 of them was named Taryn, which outranked 97.7% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Taryn
  1. #333Kelsie760
  2. #334Clarissa759
  3. #334Tierra759
  4. #336Taryn755
  5. #336Anastasia755
  6. #338Carol752
  7. #338Hailey752
  8. #340Callie746

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 9,523Audriana#10,386#863
  2. 7,504Martika#8,391#887
  3. 6,932Audrianna#7,691#759
  4. 3,972Elizabet#4,496#524
  5. 1,772Katherin#2,489#717
Fallers
  1. 539Diandra#905#1,444
  2. 524Taja#720#1,244
  3. 455Jonathan#999#1,454
  4. 445Katarina#960#1,405
  5. 397Caryn#816#1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 153,918 of them was named Taryn, which outranked 56.5% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Taryn
  1. #3,809Willian14
  2. #3,809Xiong14
  3. #3,809Yair14
  4. #4,017Taryn13
  5. #4,017Aarion13
  6. #4,017Abimael13
  7. #4,017Adem13
  8. #4,271Adair12
  9. #4,271Aeron12
  10. #4,271Ahron12

Tied with 253 names at #4,017; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 6,314Kiara#7,270#956
  2. 5,870Alexande#6,426#556
  3. 1,111Kwame#1,768#657
  4. 766Kadeem#1,467#701
  5. 684Hakeem#1,270#586
Fallers
  1. 839Long#819#1,658
  2. 337Darell#981#1,318
  3. 294Whitney#890#1,184
  4. 269Trevin#840#1,109
  5. 252Curt#850#1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989