Recorded 1976–1986 Girls' name Peak 1978 91 births

Taheera — girls' name

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.

1970s591980s32
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Taheera was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

23 babies were named Taheera in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taheera

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Taheera between 1976 and 1986, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taheera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taheera performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Taheera shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Taheera in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taheera 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 91 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.

Taheera at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

91

Since 1976

11 years of records

Peak year

1978

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1976

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1986

Taheera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1976

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1978)
23
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
510152025 19861982198119801979197819771976 6

Taheera by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
59 births that decade — 65% of Taheera's all-time total
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Taheera by state

Where Taheera concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Taheera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 11.0%
#2 New Jersey
6 6.6%
Pennsylvania share of Taheera's total US births 11.0%
Even split

10 of 91 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taheera?
91 babies have been named Taheera since 1976. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1978 with 23 births.
When was Taheera most popular?
Taheera was most popular in the 1970s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Taheera most popular?
The top states for the name Taheera are Pennsylvania (10 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Taheera been used?
Taheera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 11 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Taheera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tahlia, Tahira, Tahirah, Tahnee, 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, 1976–1986 (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.