How Many People Are Named Taras?
An estimated 593 people in the United States have the first name Taras. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Taras peaked in popularity in 1969 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taras as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Taras paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
593
About 1 in 578,001 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1969
36 births
Total Registered
666
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taras
Taras is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 666 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Taras as a male name
Ranked #12,143 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1969 (36 births)
Taras: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taras span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 169 babies were registered. Taras has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taras by Decade
How has Taras tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Taras by State
Birth registrations for Taras span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, California. On average, about 11 Tarass were registered per state.
Taras + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taras as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taras
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Taras: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taras?
We estimate approximately 593 people named Taras are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 578,001 Americans share this first name.
Is Taras a common name?
Taras is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 666 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taras most popular?
Taras reached peak popularity in 1969, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taras is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taras a male name?
Taras is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taras Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taras Smith, Taras Johnson, Taras Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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