Girls' name · since 1899
Tirzah
Tirzah has 2,095 recorded births since 1899 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,753 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,095
- born since 1899
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tirzah currently ranks #2753 among girls' names in America, with 2,095 babies recorded since 1899.
Social Security Administration records show Tirzah recorded 2,095 times among girls since 1899, holding rank #2753 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2025.
- #4,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,753 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,095 born since 1899
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tirzah ranks #4,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,753 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,095 born since 1899, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,753 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,095
- born since 1899
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tirzah's 2,095 recorded births place it above 93.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tirzah compares
2,095 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 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
Tirzah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tirzah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,095 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tirzah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tirzah's full recorded timeline at 1992, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tirzah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Tirzah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (639 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Tirzah's strongest decade.
639 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tirzah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
- 1970s 181
1970s
181 births
- 1980s 210
1980s
210 births
- 1990s
1990s
285 births
- 2000s
2000s
412 births
- 2010s
2010s
639 births
- 2020s
2020s
279 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 639 births (31% of all-time use).
How Tirzah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tirzah's total volume
Tirzah by state
Where Tirzah concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 91 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 76 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 27 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 11 | 0.5% |
91 of 2,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Tirzah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tirzah's data
- Tirzah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (639 total births) through the 2020s (279) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tirzahs (91 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tirzah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1899–2025 (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 Tirzah 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.