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Tahira

Girl

Meaning of Tahira: Arabic: 'pure or chaste'

Tahira is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6424th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6424

17 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,298

First recorded 1970 · peak 1975

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 29 babies1982: 31 babies1983: 30 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 18 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 32 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 21 babies2013: 35 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 20 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 29 babies2023: 31 babies2024: 19 babies2025: 17 babies
US babies named Tahira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 35.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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