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Boy name

Tarl

100% boys · last recorded 1992

Tarl has been given to about 166 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 149
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tarl per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time166

How popular is Tarl?

Its best year was 1978, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 2784th. The typical living American called Tarl is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Tarl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carl0.81
  2. Karl0.81
  3. Earl0.74
  4. Tad0.53
  5. Tariq0.53
  6. Taj0.53
  7. Tarik0.53
  8. Tahj0.53

Middle names for Tarl

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tarl Cole0.73
  2. Tarl Miles0.73
  3. Tarl Wilder0.72
  4. Tarl James0.71
  5. Tarl Thomas0.60
  6. Tarl John0.55

Sibling names for Tarl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jeremybrother · 0.58
  2. Jaimeeither · 0.57
  3. Jamieeither · 0.57
  4. Aprilsister · 0.56
  5. Jasonbrother · 0.54
  6. Christinasister · 0.54

Where Tarl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tarl Evans0.73
    2. Tarl Edwards0.73
    3. Tarl Anderson0.70
    4. Tarl Allen0.70
    5. Tarl Adams0.70
    6. Tarl Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tarl

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.