Tarah Girl
How popular is Tarah?
#13,204 girl name in 2025
6 baby girls were named Tarah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
4,614living people named Tarah (est.)
39median age of people named Tarah
4,737babies named Tarah since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Tarah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #13,204 for girls (▼ 2938 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,234 in 2015, #8,948 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1985 (267 girls) |
| Highest rank | #658 in 1983 |
| First recorded | 1963 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tarah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tara family of names ranked #774 for girls in 2025 (#882 the year before), with 328 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tara | 322 | 98% |
| Tarah | 6 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Tarah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37 | #3,773 |
| 1970s | 687 | #952 |
| 1980s | 2,182 | #658 |
| 1990s | 1,177 | #992 |
| 2000s | 430 | #2,589 |
| 2010s | 178 | #4,806 |
| 2020s | 46 | #8,948 |
Girl names about as popular as Tarah
Questions
- Is Tarah a boy or girl name?
- Tarah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tarah were girls.
- How popular is the name Tarah?
- 6 baby girls were named Tarah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
- When was Tarah most popular?
- Tarah peaked in 1985, when 267 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #658 in 1983.
- How many people are named Tarah?
- 4,737 babies have been named Tarah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,614 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.