Girls' name · since 1971
Tahirah
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 930 babies named Tahirah, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 930
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
930 babies have been named Tahirah since 1971, making it today's #15307 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tahirah recorded 930 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #15307 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #7,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,307 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 930 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahirah ranks #7,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,307 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 930 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 930
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tahirah's 930 recorded births place it above 89.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Tahirah compares
930 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Tahirah's all-time total is 147% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tahirah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 930 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tahirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tahirah's full recorded timeline at 1997, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tahirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Tahirah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (245 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Tahirah's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Tahirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
169 births
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
245 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 245 births (26% of all-time use).
How Tahirah 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 Tahirah's total volume
Tahirah by state
Where Tahirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 83 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 32 | 3.4% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
83 of 930 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tahirah's data
- Tahirah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (245 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tahirahs (83 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tahirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Tahirah 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.