Girls' name · since 1976
Taheera
91 babies named Taheera in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
91 girls have been named Taheera since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Taheera has 91 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1986.
- #28,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taheera ranks #28,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Taheera's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Taheera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taheera's full recorded timeline at 1980, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taheera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1986
- Peak year (1978)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1986.
91 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1978 with 23 births in a single year.
Taheera by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (59 births, 65% of the file).
1970s was Taheera's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Taheera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 59 births (65% of all-time use).
Taheera decade highlights
- Peak decade 59 births
- Runner-up 32 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Taheera by state
Where Taheera concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 11.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 6.6% |
10 of 91 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 11.0% of nationwide
- New Jersey 6.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 11.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Taheera's data
- Taheera's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 1980s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Taheeras (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
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 Taheera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1976–1986 (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 Taheera 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.
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