Total births
51
Girls' name · since 1983
Tikvah
Tikvah has 51 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12558
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
51 babies have been named Tikvah since 1983, making it today's #12558 girls' name.
Tikvah has 51 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12558 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #12558 among girls today
- 51 born since 1983
- 2020s peak decade
- 29% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Tikvah is currently the #12558 girls' name in America, more common than 29% of girls - 51 born since 1983, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12558
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Tikvah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12558
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 29% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Tikvah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Tikvah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Tikvah compares
51 15th percentile among 17,726 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
Tikvah's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tikvah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 51 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Tikvah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tikvah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tikvah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#12,558
Active since
1983
Tikvah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Tikvah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Tikvah's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tikvah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tikvah? ▼
Since 1983, Social Security records show 51 babies named Tikvah. Today it holds rank #12558 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 7 births.
When was Tikvah most popular? ▼
Tikvah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Tikvah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tikvah since 1983 -- 43 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Tikvah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiki, Tika, Tikisha, Tikia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Tikvah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tikvah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tikvah: #12558 Girls' Name - 51 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tikvah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tikvah 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 July 2026.