Taralyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAIR-a-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Taralyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Taralyn mean?
Modern: blend of Tara and the suffix -lyn
Tara comes from the Hill of Tara, seat of Ireland's ancient high kings.
Is Taralyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Taralyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Taralyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Taralyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Taralyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 20 | #3,982 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,897 |
| 1981 | 21 | #3,738 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 21 | #3,667 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 24 | #3,175 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
Nicknames for Taralyn
- Tara 100 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Taralyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy Kaitlyn Rhiannon Devyn Brianna Teagan Brynn Brooklyn Ashlyn Kiara Kiana Keeley
Names related to Taralyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Taralyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/taralyn, updated 20 October 2026.