Is Taryn a boy or girl name?
Taryn is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 71 girls and 10 boys were named Taryn, so 87.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.2% of the 26,383 US babies named Taryn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,226
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,522
- Babies named Taryn since 1953
- 26,383
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 1,144 babies
Boys and girls named Taryn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | 612 | 99% |
| 1960s | 0 | 522 | 100% |
| 1970s | 33 | 2,416 | 98.7% |
| 1980s | 86 | 5,745 | 98.5% |
| 1990s | 204 | 6,575 | 97% |
| 2000s | 236 | 6,499 | 96.5% |
| 2010s | 129 | 2,836 | 95.6% |
| 2020s | 39 | 445 | 91.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #8,226 | 71 | #2,522 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,836 | 79 | #2,330 |
| 2022 | 5 | #14,090 | 85 | #2,225 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,664 | 87 | #2,168 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,457 | 123 | #1,676 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,572 | 151 | #1,462 |
| 2018 | 12 | #7,082 | 146 | #1,504 |
| 2017 | 10 | #8,073 | 202 | #1,202 |
| 2016 | 12 | #7,094 | 218 | #1,156 |
| 2015 | 12 | #7,022 | 249 | #1,062 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,966 | 321 | #859 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,490 | 372 | #735 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,594 | 335 | #803 |
| 2011 | 14 | #6,206 | 398 | #701 |
| 2010 | 19 | #5,018 | 444 | #660 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,726 | 529 | #577 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,247 | 641 | #494 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,581 | 694 | #465 |
| 2006 | 14 | #6,062 | 716 | #446 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,174 | 666 | #456 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,526 | 725 | #421 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,262 | 662 | #453 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,657 | 605 | #469 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,675 | 628 | #442 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,365 | 633 | #448 |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,137 | 576 | #462 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,179 | 606 | #436 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,578 | 653 | #402 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,586 | 674 | #393 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,292 | 619 | #417 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,312 | 613 | #410 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,485 | 713 | #357 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,816 | 692 | #370 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,726 | 622 | #411 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,378 | 807 | #335 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,243 | 755 | #337 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,509 | 668 | #365 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,913 | 613 | #382 |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,098 | 740 | #327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,650 | 1,135 | #227 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,665 | 521 | #407 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,849 | 359 | #529 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 451 | #467 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 230 | #719 |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,160 | 273 | #661 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 302 | #598 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,519 | 462 | #433 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,756 | 537 | #392 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,381 | 284 | #578 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,218 | 453 | #438 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 130 | #959 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,767 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,720 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,278 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,616 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,167 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,644 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,846 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,666 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,499 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,004 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,458 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,593 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,396 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,196 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,949 | 175 | #771 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,218 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,245 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 116 | #939 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 106 | #966 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,376 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,462 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Taryn reached #2,586 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #227 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.