Girls' name · since 1965
Taira
Taira has 1,022 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,022
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,022 girls have been named Taira since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Taira recorded 1,022 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1965 to 2024.
- #7,404 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,022 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taira ranks #7,404 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,022 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,022
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taira's 1,022 recorded births place it above 89.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Taira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taira's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Taira by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (328 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Taira's strongest decade.
328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Taira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
159 births
- 1980s
1980s
320 births
- 1990s
1990s
328 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 328 births (32% of all-time use).
How Taira 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 Taira's total volume
Taira by state
Where Taira concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Hawaii | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
26 of 1,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Taira's data
- Taira's decade-level peak was the 1990s (328 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tairas (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Taira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1965–2024 (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 Taira 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.