Is Taira a boy or girl name?

Taira is a girl’s name. Of the 1,022 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Taira

Recorded 1965–2024 · United States

Taira was most popular in 1990, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,179 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,022 people named Taira.

Taira over time

Births per year. The dot marks Taira’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Taira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Taira is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,022 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.

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