How Many People Are Named Tarrah?
An estimated 1,013 people in the United States have the first name Tarrah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Tarrah peaked in popularity in 1977 with 128 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tarrah 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 Tarrah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,013
About 1 in 338,356 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1977
128 births
Total Registered
1,074
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tarrah
Tarrah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,074 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tarrah as a female name
Ranked #18,606 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1977 (128 births)
Tarrah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tarrah span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 425 babies were registered. Tarrah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tarrah by Decade
How has Tarrah 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.
Tarrah by State
Birth registrations for Tarrah span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio. On average, about 16 Tarrahs were registered per state.
Tarrah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tarrah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tarrah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tarrah?
We estimate approximately 1,013 people named Tarrah 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 338,356 Americans share this first name.
Is Tarrah a common name?
Tarrah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,074 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tarrah most popular?
Tarrah reached peak popularity in 1977, when 128 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tarrah is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tarrah a female name?
Tarrah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tarrah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tarrah Smith, Tarrah Johnson, Tarrah 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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