Is Tarryn a boy or girl name?

Tarryn is a girl’s name. Of the 800 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.1% were girls and 1.9% were boys.

Tarryn

Recorded 1965–2021 · United States

Tarryn was most popular in 1989, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,864 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 800 people named Tarryn.

Tarryn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tarryn’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tarryn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tarryn is a girl’s name — 98.1% of the 800 Americans given it were girls and 1.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 92% girls and 8% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org