Given name & surname
Tarina
“from the high, rocky hill”·“from the rocky hill”
Tarina is a variant of Tarin. Interpretations include “from the high, rocky hill” (Irish) and “from the rocky hill”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tarina is a variant of Tarin. Interpretations include “from the high, rocky hill” (Irish) and “from the rocky hill”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tarina is a variant of Tarin. An origin associated with Tarin is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tarina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 803
- 0 boys · 803 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 41 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 girls is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 723 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tarina’s family of names
In English usage, Tarina has a related form in Tara. In English usage, Tarina has a related form in Taryn. Tarina has a related form in Tarin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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