The first name Taryn

In 2025, 8 girls were named Taryn, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2002, with 45 births (#616).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Taryn with other names.

In 2025, 45 girls born in the United States were named Taryn, the 3,449th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1985, when 1,135 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Taryn Manning
  American actress, singer and songwriter, born 1978
• Taryn Terrell
  American professional wrestler and model, born 1985
• Taryn Thomas
  American pornographic actress, born 1983
• Taryn Power
  American actress (1953–2020)
• Taryn Southern
  American actor-singer, born 1986
• Taryn Woods
  Australian water polo player, born 1975
• Taryn Simon
  American photographer (born 1975)
• Taryn Marler
  Australian actress, born 1988
• Taryn Suttie
  Canadian athletics competitor, born 1990

What does the name Taryn mean?

A 20th-century coinage, apparently from Tara combined with names like Karen. In the case of the American actress Taryn Power, derived from her father's given name Tyrone.

How popular is the name Taryn?

In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Taryn, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 2002, with 45 births.

Is Taryn a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 97% of the 26,439 US babies named Taryn since 1880 were girls.

When was Taryn most popular?

1985 in the United States, when 1,135 babies were named Taryn, its highest rank at 227th.