How Many People Are Named Tarl?
An estimated 157 people in the United States have the first name Tarl. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Tarl peaked in popularity in 1978 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tarl 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 Tarl paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
157
About 1 in 2,183,149 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1978
16 births
Total Registered
166
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tarl
Tarl is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 166 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tarl as a male name
Ranked #8,334 in 1992
6 male births in 1992
Peak: 1978 (16 births)
Tarl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tarl span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 82 babies were registered. Tarl has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tarl by Decade
How has Tarl 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.
Tarl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tarl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tarl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tarl?
We estimate approximately 157 people named Tarl 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 2,183,149 Americans share this first name.
Is Tarl a common name?
Tarl is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 166 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tarl most popular?
Tarl reached peak popularity in 1978, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tarl is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tarl a male name?
Tarl is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tarl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tarl Smith, Tarl Johnson, Tarl 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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