Recorded 1989–2001 Girls' name Peak 1993 35 births

Tijera — girls' name

35 babies named Tijera in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s252000s5
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Tijera was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tijera in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tijera

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Tijera between 1989 and 2001, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tijera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tijera performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tijera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tijera in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tijera 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 35 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.

Tijera at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

35

Since 1989

13 years of records

Peak year

1993

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1989

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2001

Tijera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1989

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1993)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 200119991997199319921989 5

Tijera by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 71% of Tijera's all-time total
1980s51990s252000s5

Tijera by state

Where Tijera concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tijera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 51.4%
California share of Tijera's total US births 51.4%

18 of 35 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tijera?
35 babies have been named Tijera since 1989. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1993 with 8 births.
When was Tijera most popular?
Tijera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tijera most popular?
The top states for the name Tijera are California (18 births).
How long has the name Tijera been used?
Tijera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 13 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Tijera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tijuana, Tija, Tijah, Tijana, 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, 1989–2001 (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.