How Many People Are Named Tira?
An estimated 892 people in the United States have the first name Tira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Tira peaked in popularity in 1971 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
892
About 1 in 384,254 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1971
45 births
Total Registered
979
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tira
Tira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 979 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tira as a female name
Ranked #17,457 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1971 (45 births)
Tira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tira span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 337 babies were registered. Tira has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tira by Decade
How has Tira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tira by State
Birth registrations for Tira span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Louisiana, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio. On average, about 9 Tiras were registered per state.
Tira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tira
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Tira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tira?
We estimate approximately 892 people named Tira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 384,254 Americans share this first name.
Is Tira a common name?
Tira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 979 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tira most popular?
Tira reached peak popularity in 1971, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tira is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tira a female name?
Tira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tira Smith, Tira Johnson, Tira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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