Girls' name · since 1957

Tiara

Tiara has 23,868 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#947 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,008 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
23,868
born since 1957
1990s
peak decade

Tiara currently ranks #2008 among girls' names in America, with 23,868 babies recorded since 1957.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiara has been recorded 23,868 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #2008 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.

  • #947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,008 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 23,868 born since 1957
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiara ranks #947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,008 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,868 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.

#947 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,008 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
23,868
born since 1957
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%88.3%
Tiara vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Tiara's 23,868 recorded births place it above 98.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Tiara compares

23,868 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Tiara's all-time total is 63x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tiara Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 23,868 376 567,345
Peak-year births 1,278 21 19,840

Tiara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tiara splits its recorded history at 1992: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 1,278 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tiara popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
1,278
Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
05001,0001,500 195719681977198619952004201320222025 95

Tiara popularity over time - boys

61 total births recorded since 1980 (Tiara as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 61 births
051015202530 1980198119871988198919901991 5

Tiara by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (10,895 births, 46% of the file).

1990s was Tiara's strongest decade.

10,895 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Tiara births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10,895 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Tiara 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 Tiara's total volume

Tiara vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -114, 4.6%-146, 1.8%-83, 2.6%-131, 7.5%-110, 3.6%-146, 5.2%-146, 4.4%-110, 4.2%-134, 2.4%-41, 4.8%-112, 4.9%-102, 4.9%-127, 7.1%-112, 5%-94, 3.5%Tiara-69, 5.4%Tiara
Tiara vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Tiara by state

Where Tiara concentrates geographically, total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tiara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,778 7.4%
#2 Illinois
1,496 6.3%
#3 California
1,495 6.3%
#4 Texas
1,410 5.9%
#5 Florida
1,283 5.4%
#6 Ohio
1,081 4.5%
#7 Michigan
1,074 4.5%
#8 Georgia
1,007 4.2%
New York share of Tiara's total US births 7.4%
Even split

1,778 of 23,868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Tiara appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiara?
23,868 babies have been named Tiara since 1957. All-time, it sits at #947 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,008 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 1,278 births.
Where does Tiara sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiara ranks #947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,008 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tiara most popular?
Tiara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10,895 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Tiara most popular?
The top states for the name Tiara are New York (1,778 births), Illinois (1,496 births), California (1,495 births).
How long has the name Tiara been used?
Records for Tiara go back to 1957, giving 69 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Tiara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tia, Tiana, Tianna, Tiarra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tiara's data

  • Tiara's decade-level peak was the 1990s (10,895 total births); usage has since declined to 542 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Tiaras (1,778 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.

Keep exploring Tiara

Nearby Names Like Tiara

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tiara

Names with a similar popularity rank to Tiara

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tiara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1957–2025 (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 Tiara 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.