Recorded 1971–2023 Girls' name Peak 1982 925 births

Tahirah — girls' name

925 babies named Tahirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1691980s1811990s2452000s1722010s1412020s17
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Tahirah was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

32 babies were named Tahirah in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 925 babies named Tahirah between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tahirah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahirah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 245 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tahirah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tahirah in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahirah 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 925 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.

Tahirah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

925

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

1982

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tahirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1982)
32
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
010203040 202320152008200119941987198019731971 8

Tahirah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
245 births that decade — 26% of Tahirah's all-time total
1970s1691980s1811990s2452000s1722010s1412020s17

Tahirah by state

Where Tahirah concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tahirah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
83 9.0%
#2 Pennsylvania
32 3.5%
#3 California
11 1.2%
#4 New Jersey
10 1.1%
#5 Florida
5 0.5%
New York share of Tahirah's total US births 9.0%
Even split

83 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahirah?
925 babies have been named Tahirah since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1982 with 32 births.
When was Tahirah most popular?
Tahirah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 245 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Tahirah most popular?
The top states for the name Tahirah are New York (83 births), Pennsylvania (32 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Tahirah been used?
Tahirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tahirah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tahlia, Tahira, Tahnee, Tahani, 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, 1971–2023 (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.