Girls' name · since 1968
Tezra
Tezra has 56 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
56 girls have been named Tezra since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tezra recorded 56 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1993.
- #33,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tezra ranks #33,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tezra's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tezra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tezra splits its recorded history at 1973: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tezra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1993
- Peak year (1971)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Tezra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (27 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Tezra's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Tezra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tezra's data
- Tezra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tezra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1968–1993 (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 Tezra 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.