Girls' name · since 1970
Tahira
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,298 babies named Tahira, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,630 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,298
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tahira is the #6630 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,298 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Tahira recorded 1,298 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #6630 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #6,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,630 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,298 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahira ranks #6,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,630 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,298 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,630 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,298
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tahira's 1,298 recorded births place it above 91.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tahira compares
1,298 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tahira's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tahira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,298 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tahira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tahira's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tahira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Tahira by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (269 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Tahira's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Tahira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
269 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s
1990s
246 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s
2010s
239 births
- 2020s
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 269 births (21% of all-time use).
How Tahira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tahira's total volume
Tahira by state
Where Tahira concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 115 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 84 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 76 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
115 of 1,298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Tahira's data
- Tahira's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (269 total births) through the 2020s (136) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tahiras (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tahira
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tahira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Tahira 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.