unisex name
Taren
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,736
Taren is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 68% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1982, when 104 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Taren started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
Taren over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 24 |
| 1960s | 82 |
| 1970s | 130 |
| 1980s | 574 |
| 1990s | 411 |
| 2000s | 258 |
| 2010s | 174 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 36 |
How popular is Taren?
In 2025, Taren was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Taren is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Taren
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Taren also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Taren over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Taren
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Taren — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Taren
How popular is the name Taren?
In 2025, Taren was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Taren a girl's or a boy's name?
Taren is used for both girls and boys. About 68% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Taren most popular?
Taren peaked in 1982, when 104 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Taren a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Taren currently ranks #10,538 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Taren originally a boys' or girls' name?
Taren was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.