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Girl name

Taryn

97% girls · 53 born in 2025

Taryn has been given to about 26,439 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 25,870
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Taryn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1985 · 1,144
  • Born in 202553
  • All time26,439
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Taryn?

Its best year was 1985, when 1,144 babies were given the name, ranking 227th. The typical living American called Taryn is about 31 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Taryn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Karyn0.85
  2. Caryn0.85
  3. Camryn0.75
  4. Kamryn0.75
  5. Karsyn0.75
  6. Marlyn0.75
  7. Sharyn0.75
  8. Carsyn0.75

Middle names for Taryn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Taryn Eve0.80
  2. Taryn Elizabeth0.78
  3. Taryn Josephine0.78
  4. Taryn Anne0.78
  5. Taryn Rose0.77
  6. Taryn Louise0.77

Sibling names for Taryn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Sashasister · 0.95
  2. Aracelisister · 0.95
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.94
  4. Zachariahbrother · 0.94
  5. Gustavobrother · 0.94
  6. Elishaeither · 0.94

Where Taryn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Taryn Anderson0.74
  2. Taryn White0.72
  3. Taryn Reyes0.72
  4. Taryn Moore0.72
  5. Taryn Lee0.72
  6. Taryn Hill0.72

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 Taryn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Taryn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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