Tarus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAIR-us
Tarus is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Is Tarus a girl's or a boy's name?
Tarus is a boys' name.
How popular is Tarus in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1976, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965.
Half of all the boys named Tarus in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tarus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,913 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,008 |
| 1976 | 40 | #1,411 |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,752 |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,790 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
Names like Tarus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kareem, Marcus, Ravi, Ahmad, Travis, Jamal, Hassan, Raheem, Samir, Rashad, Malik, Amir
Names related to Tarus
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, “Tarus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tarus, updated 20 October 2026.