Recorded 1967–2021 Girls' name Peak 1993 4,070 births

Tiera — girls' name

4,070 babies named Tiera in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s1061980s12091990s20362000s5852010s1092020s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tiera was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

281 babies were named Tiera in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiera

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,070 babies named Tiera between 1967 and 2021, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tiera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 281 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiera performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,036 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tiera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 225 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Tiera in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiera in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,070 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tiera at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

4,070

Since 1967

55 years of records

Peak year

1993

281 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1967

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2021

Tiera popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1967

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1993)
281
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Tiera popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1989 (Tiera as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1989 6

Tiera by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,036 births that decade — 50% of Tiera's all-time total
1960s201970s1061980s12091990s20362000s5852010s1092020s5

Tiera by state

Where Tiera concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tiera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
225 5.5%
#2 California
219 5.4%
#3 Florida
209 5.1%
#4 Ohio
205 5.0%
#5 Georgia
204 5.0%
#6 Michigan
170 4.2%
#7 Texas
167 4.1%
#8 North Carolina
141 3.5%
Illinois share of Tiera's total US births 5.5%
Even split

225 of 4,070 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Tiera appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiera?
4,070 babies have been named Tiera since 1967. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1993 with 281 births.
When was Tiera most popular?
Tiera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,036 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tiera most popular?
The top states for the name Tiera are Illinois (225 births), California (219 births), Florida (209 births).
How long has the name Tiera been used?
Tiera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 55 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Tiera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tierra, Tierney, Tiesha, Tien, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.