Recorded 1997–2003 Girls' name Peak 2000 18 births

Taahirah — girls' name

18 babies named Taahirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s13
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Taahirah was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Taahirah in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taahirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Taahirah between 1997 and 2003, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taahirah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taahirah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Taahirah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taahirah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Taahirah at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

18

Since 1997

7 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1997

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2003

Taahirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1997

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Taahirah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 72% of Taahirah's all-time total
1990s52000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taahirah?
18 babies have been named Taahirah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Taahirah most popular?
Taahirah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Taahirah been used?
Taahirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 7 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Taahirah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taaliyah, Taara, Taaliah, Taahira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.