Recorded 1981–2004 Girls' name Peak 1981 30 births

Tierny — girls' name

30 babies named Tierny in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

30 girls have been named Tierny since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

30
total births
1981–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Tierny was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tierny in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tierny

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Tierny between 1981 and 2004, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tierny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tierny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tierny shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tierny 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 30 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.

Tierny at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

30

Since 1981

24 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1981

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2004

Tierny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1981

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20042003199219911981 7

Tierny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 40% of Tierny's all-time total
1980s71990s122000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tierny?
30 babies have been named Tierny since 1981. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Tierny most popular?
Tierny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Tierny been used?
Tierny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 24 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Tierny?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tierra, Tiera, Tierney, Tiesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–2004 (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.