Taryn
Twentieth-century American coinage credited to the actor Tyrone Power, who gave the name to his daughter, apparently shaping it from his own.
Taryn in 2025
Taryn was given to 53 babies in the United States in 2025 — 8 boys and 45 girls, making it the 5,465th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 62,554 babies born.
The history of Taryn
Taryn reached its highest point in 1985, when 1,144 babies were given the name, ranking 444th that year.
Across the 73 years of records since 1953, 26,439 babies have been named Taryn. Half of them were born before 1995, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Taryn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Taryn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 618 | 1,312 |
| 1960s | 522 | 1,966 |
| 1970s | 2,449 | 716 |
| 1980s | 5,831 | 444 |
| 1990s | 6,780 | 640 |
| 2000s | 6,736 | 780 |
| 2010s | 2,966 | 1,189 |
| 2020s | 537 | 2,917 |
Where Taryn is heading
Taryn has fallen 80% over the past decade, from 261 babies in 2015 to 53 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1985 peak — Taryn is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Taryn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Taryn.