Girls' name · since 1980
Tamirah
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 218 babies named Tamirah, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 218
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
218 girls have been named Tamirah since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamirah has been recorded 218 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.
- #18,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 218 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamirah ranks #18,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 218 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 218
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tamirah's 218 recorded births place it above 73.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamirah's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tamirah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (85 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Tamirah's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tamirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 85 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tamirah's data
- Tamirah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Tamirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1980–2024 (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 Tamirah 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.