Recorded 1969–2011 Girls' name Peak 1976 147 births

Tahra — girls' name

147 babies named Tahra in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s511980s631990s172010s10
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Tahra was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tahra in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahra

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Tahra between 1969 and 2011, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tahra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tahra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahra 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 147 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.

Tahra at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

147

Since 1969

43 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1969

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2011

Tahra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1969

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
45678910 20111993198819841981197819741969 6

Tahra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
63 births that decade — 43% of Tahra's all-time total
1960s61970s511980s631990s172010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahra?
147 babies have been named Tahra since 1969. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Tahra most popular?
Tahra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tahra been used?
Tahra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 43 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Tahra?
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, 1969–2011 (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.