Given name & surname · also Irish
Tarin
“from the high, rocky hill”·“from the rocky hill”
Tarin is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the high, rocky hill” (Irish) and “from the rocky hill”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the high, rocky hill” (Irish) and “from the rocky hill”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tarin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,209
- 322 boys · 887 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,224 as a first name in 2020; 3,541 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tarin’s family of names
Tarin has a related form in Taryn. Tarin has a related form in Tarun. Tarin has a related form in Taron.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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