Tarhonda
A feminine name of Turkish origin meaning "blackberry".
Name Census estimates that about 85 living Americans carry the first name Tarhonda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tarhonda today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tarhonda births was 1970 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tarhonda. 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 Tarhonda. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
85
~ 1 in 4,032,404 Americans
Peak year
1970
9 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
1988 SSA rank
#13,688
Tracked since 1970
Popularity
Tarhonda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tarhonda from the 1970s through to the 1980s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 52 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Tarhonda remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tarhonda 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 Tarhonda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tarhonda
The name Tarhonda has its origins in the ancient Mesopotamian language of Akkadian, spoken in the region of modern-day Iraq and parts of Syria around 2500 BC. It is believed to be derived from the Akkadian words "taru" meaning "to revere" and "handa" meaning "wise." Thus, the name Tarhonda can be interpreted as "one who is revered for wisdom."
One of the earliest known references to the name Tarhonda can be found in cuneiform inscriptions from the city of Ur, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC. These inscriptions mention a high-ranking official named Tarhonda who served under the rule of the Akkadian king Sargon the Great.
During the Neo-Assyrian period (934-609 BC), the name Tarhonda was relatively common among the upper classes of Assyrian society. Several individuals bearing this name are recorded in administrative documents and royal chronicles from that time.
In the 7th century BC, a prominent Assyrian scholar and astronomer named Tarhonda is credited with making significant contributions to the development of astrology and the recording of celestial observations. His works, though now lost, were highly regarded and referenced by later scholars in the ancient world.
Fast-forwarding to the medieval period, a notable figure named Tarhonda al-Kindi lived in the 9th century AD during the Islamic Golden Age. He was a renowned philosopher, mathematician, and translator who played a crucial role in preserving and transmitting the knowledge of ancient Greek and Persian scholars to the Arabic world.
Another historical figure bearing the name Tarhonda was a 12th-century Persian poet from the city of Nishapur. Although his works have largely been lost to history, contemporary accounts describe him as a master of the ghazal form of poetry and praise his command of the Persian language.
It is worth noting that while the name Tarhonda has its roots in ancient Mesopotamia, it has been used across various cultures and regions over the centuries, often with slight variations in spelling or pronunciation.
People
Tarhonda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tarhonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tarhonda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tarhonda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 85 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tarhonda 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 4,032,404 US residents.
Is Tarhonda a common name?
We classify Tarhonda as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 93 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tarhonda most popular?
The single biggest year for Tarhonda was 1970, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tarhonda is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Tarhonda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tarhonda in the SSA data are female. 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.
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.