Is Tahirah a boy or girl name?

Tahirah is a girl’s name. Of the 930 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Tahirah

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Tahirah was most popular in 1982, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,422 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 930 people named Tahirah.

Tahirah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tahirah’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tahirah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tahirah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 930 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tahirah

Where Tahirah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 7.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org