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
Tiara's 23,868 recorded births place it above 98.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1995)
- 1,278
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Currently ranks #2008 among girls.
23,868 total births across 69 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 1,278 births in a single year.
Tiara popularity over time - boys
61 total births recorded since 1980 (Tiara as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Tiara accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 128
1960s
128 births
- 1970s 476
1970s
476 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,741 births
- 1990s
1990s
10,895 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,756 births
- 2010s 1,325
2010s
1,325 births
- 2020s 542
2020s
542 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10,895 births (46% of all-time use).
Tiara decade highlights
- Peak decade 10,895 births
- Runner-up 5,741 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Tiara concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| 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% |
1,778 of 23,868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 7.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.3% of nationwide
- California 6.3% of nationwide
- Texas 5.9% of nationwide
- Florida 5.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 43 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 7.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Tiara appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~68 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, 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.
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