Given name

Taheera

“one who is chaste; pure”

Taheera is a variant of Tahirah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is chaste; pure.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Taheera is a variant of Tahirah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is chaste; pure.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Taheera is a variant of Tahirah. An origin associated with Tahirah is Arabic.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Taheera through the years

Babies since 1880
91
0 boys · 91 girls
Most popular year
1978
23 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Taheera in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1976–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Taheera’s family of names

Taheera has a related form in Tahirah.

Walk Taheera’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Taheera, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Tahira

“one who is chaste; pure”

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>99% girls

 

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“born on a Monday”

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Latin · Mythological

Terra

“goddess of the earth; the land itself”

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>99% girls

Sanskrit · Nature

Tamara

“date palm” · “from the palm tree”

40UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Greek · Virtue

Tabitha

“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”

45UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Arabic

Talitha

“a maiden; young girl”

30RareEasing

>99% girls

Russian · Royal

Tanya

“queen of the fairies”

29RareCooling

>99% girls

Hebrew · Nature

Tamar

“from the palm tree”

36RareSteady

6% boys · 94% girls

Sibling ideas

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