Girls' name · since 1971
Tahara
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 299 babies named Tahara, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 299
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
299 girls have been named Tahara since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tahara recorded 299 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2018.
- #15,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 299 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahara ranks #15,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 299 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 299
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tahara's 299 recorded births place it above 77.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tahara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tahara splits its recorded history at 1990: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tahara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2018
- Peak year (1990)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Tahara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (93 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Tahara's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tahara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 93 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tahara's data
- Tahara's decade-level peak was the 1980s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tahara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tahara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.