Tiarah
An Aramaic name meaning "crown" or "consecration."
Name Census estimates that about 456 living Americans carry the first name Tiarah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tiarah today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tiarah births was 2000 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tiarah. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tiarah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
456
~ 1 in 751,654 Americans
Peak year
2000
30 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2019 SSA rank
#13,686
Tracked since 1983
Census
Tiarah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 365 people with the first name Tiarah, which placed it at #25,801 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,801
National first-name rank
People counted
365
365 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
62.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tiarah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tiarah is Black at 62.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.1%) and Two or More Races (11.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tiarah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tiarah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American62.5% · 228
- Hispanic or Latino12.1% · 44
- Two or more races11.5% · 42
- White10.1% · 37
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 4
Popularity
Tiarah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tiarah from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 190 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Tiarah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tiarah 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 Tiarah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tiarahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. New York, Illinois, California recorded the most babies named Tiarah, while New Jersey, California, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tiarah
The name Tiarah is derived from the Persian word "tara," which means "star." It is believed to have originated in the Middle East during ancient times. The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to ancient Persian texts and manuscripts from around the 6th century BCE.
In ancient Persian mythology, Tara was the name of a sacred goddess who was associated with the stars and celestial bodies. She was revered as a symbol of beauty, purity, and enlightenment. The name Tiarah was likely a variation of this ancient goddess's name, with the addition of the "h" sound at the end.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Tiarah was Princess Tiarah of Parthia, who lived in the 2nd century BCE. She was a member of the Parthian royal family and was renowned for her beauty and intelligence.
During the Islamic Golden Age, which spanned from the 8th to the 13th century, the name Tiarah gained popularity among Persian and Arabic cultures. One notable figure from this era was Tiarah al-Basri, a renowned scholar and poet from the city of Basra in modern-day Iraq. She lived during the 9th century and was celebrated for her contributions to literature and philosophy.
In the Indian subcontinent, the name Tiarah has been used since ancient times, particularly in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. One famous figure was Tiarah Devi, a Hindu princess who lived in the 16th century and was known for her acts of charity and compassion towards the poor.
During the Renaissance period in Europe, the name Tiarah became more widely known and adopted, particularly among the aristocracy and upper classes. One such figure was Lady Tiarah Devereaux, a French noblewoman who lived in the 17th century and was renowned for her beauty and influence in the court of King Louis XIV.
Another notable figure with the name Tiarah was Tiarah Khanum, a Persian princess and poet who lived in the 18th century. She was highly regarded for her literary works and her contributions to the arts and culture of the Persian Empire.
People
Tiarah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tiarah 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
Tiarah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tiarah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 456 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tiarah 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 751,654 US residents.
Is Tiarah a common name?
We classify Tiarah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 467 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tiarah most popular?
The single biggest year for Tiarah was 2000, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tiarah is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tiarah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 365 people with the name Tiarah, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,801 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tiarah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tiarah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tiarah appears almost entirely female. Of the 365 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tiarah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tiarah is Black at 62.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.1%) and Two or More Races (11.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tiarah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tiarah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.5% (228 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Tiarah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tiarah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tiarah 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.
Is Tiarah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tiarah 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 Tiarah 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.
How many people have the name Tiarah?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Tiarah, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.