Girls' name · since 1989
Tijera
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Tijera, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tijera is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 35 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tijera has been recorded 35 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1989 to 2001.
- #39,313 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tijera ranks #39,313 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #39,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tijera's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tijera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tijera's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tijera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2001
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Tijera by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 71% of the file).
1990s was Tijera's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Tijera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (71% of all-time use).
Tijera by state
Where Tijera concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 51.4% |
18 of 35 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tijera's data
- Tijera's decade-level peak was the 1990s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tijeras (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tijera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1989–2001 (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 Tijera 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.