Tahiel
A Hebrew name meaning "God's stream or watercourse."
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Tahiel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tahiel today is around 4 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tahiel births was 2022 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tahiel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tahiel. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2022
5 babies that year
Average age
4
years old
2022 SSA rank
#14,076
Tracked since 2022
Popularity
Tahiel: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Tahiel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tahiel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Tahiel
Tahiel is a name of Hebrew origin, believed to have emerged during the ancient times of the Middle East. Its roots can be traced back to the Hebrew phrase "Tov Hael," which translates to "The Good God." This name holds deep religious significance and has been associated with various interpretations within Judaic traditions.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Tahiel can be found in ancient Hebrew texts and manuscripts dating back to the first few centuries CE. It is mentioned in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism, where it is referred to as a name attributed to certain angelic beings or celestial entities.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Tahiel was Rabbi Tahiel ben Yitzchak, a prominent Torah scholar and Talmudic authority who lived in the 11th century CE in Byzantium (modern-day Turkey). His teachings and interpretations of Jewish law and scripture have had a lasting impact on subsequent generations of Jewish scholars.
In the 13th century, Tahiel ben Joseph was a renowned Jewish philosopher and poet from Spain. He is best known for his work "Sefer Ha-Nefesh" (The Book of the Soul), which explored the nature of the human soul and its relationship with the divine.
During the 16th century, Tahiel ben Shlomo was a celebrated Kabbalist and mystic from Safed, a city in modern-day Israel. He is credited with contributing to the development of the Lurianic Kabbalah, a influential school of Jewish mysticism named after Rabbi Isaac Luria.
In more recent times, Tahiel Osheroff was an Israeli writer and poet who lived from 1915 to 1993. He was a prominent figure in the Hebrew literary scene and received numerous accolades for his works, including the prestigious Israel Prize for Literature in 1979.
Another notable figure was Tahiel Petrover, an Israeli painter and sculptor who lived from 1919 to 2003. He was celebrated for his abstract expressionist works and his contributions to the art scene in Israel during the 20th century.
People
Tahiel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tahiel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tahiel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tahiel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tahiel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Tahiel a common name?
We classify Tahiel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tahiel most popular?
The single biggest year for Tahiel was 2022, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tahiel is about 4 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tahiel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tahiel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tahiel in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tahiel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tahiel in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tahiel can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Tahiel?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Tahiel, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.