How Many People Are Named Tarus?
An estimated 504 people in the United States have the first name Tarus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Tarus peaked in popularity in 1976 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tarus 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 Tarus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
504
About 1 in 680,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1976
40 births
Total Registered
534
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tarus
Tarus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 534 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tarus as a male name
Ranked #12,102 in 2011
6 male births in 2011
Peak: 1976 (40 births)
Tarus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tarus span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 232 babies were registered. Tarus has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tarus by Decade
How has Tarus 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.
Tarus by State
Birth registrations for Tarus span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama. The lowest are in Mississippi, Texas, Florida. On average, about 15 Taruss were registered per state.
Tarus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tarus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tarus
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tarus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tarus?
We estimate approximately 504 people named Tarus 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 680,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Tarus a common name?
Tarus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 534 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tarus most popular?
Tarus reached peak popularity in 1976, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tarus is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tarus a male name?
Tarus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tarus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tarus Smith, Tarus Johnson, Tarus 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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