How Many People Are Named Taryn?
An estimated 25,231 people in the United States have the first name Taryn. It is predominantly female (97.2%). The average bearer is 31 years old, and Taryn peaked in popularity in 1985 with 1,144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taryn 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 Taryn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Taryn is overwhelmingly female, 733 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
25,231
About 1 in 13,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
97.2% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1985
1,144 births
Total Registered
26,383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taryn
Taryn is predominantly female (97.2%), though 733 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Taryn as a male name
Ranked #8,226 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (36 births)
Taryn as a female name
Ranked #2,522 in 2024
71 female births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (1,135 births)
Taryn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taryn span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 6,779 babies were registered. Taryn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taryn by Decade
How has Taryn 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.
Taryn by State
Birth registrations for Taryn span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, District of Columbia. On average, about 465 Taryns were registered per state.
Taryn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taryn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taryn
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Taryn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taryn?
We estimate approximately 25,231 people named Taryn 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 13,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Taryn a common name?
Taryn is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taryn most popular?
Taryn reached peak popularity in 1985, when 1,144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taryn is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taryn a female name?
Taryn is predominantly female. 97.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taryn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taryn Smith, Taryn Johnson, Taryn 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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