Tahira is a distinctive choice, ranked #2412 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tahira in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2412
About the Name Tahira
Tahira is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 431 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1012 in 2004 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tahira is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tahira
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Tahira per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tahira in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tahira is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 431 places over the last five years to #2412 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Tahira is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Tahira include: Tahira Ismael-Sansawi — Tahira Ismael-Sansawi (also Tahira Ismael) (PMP) is a Filipino politician and was mayor of Lantawan in Basilan from 2001 to 2010.; Tahira Mushtaq — Tahira Mushtaq is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2024.; Tahira Reid Smith — Tahira Reid Smith is an American inventor and mechanical engineering professor known for her invention of the automated Double Dutch machine..
Tahira does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tahiras in the wild.
11
UK babies named Tahira (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 431 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tahira
Likely around 1 other Tahira in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Tahira
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Tahira Ismael-Sansawi (also Tahira Ismael) (PMP) is a Filipino politician and was mayor of Lantawan in Basilan from 2001 to 2010. She was also the president of the influential Mayors League of Basilan.
Tahira Qazi was a Pakistani educationist and principal of Army Public School Peshawar who was killed in the Peshawar school attack on 16 December 2014. Tahira Qazi was born on 1 July 1951 in Mardan, Pakistan, where she attended early schooling.
Tahira Mazhar Ali was a Pakistani women's rights campaigner and a political activist, and mentor to Benazir Bhutto. Her children include British Pakistani political activist Tariq Ali, Tauseef Hyat, and Australian journalist Mahir Ali.
Tahira Akbar qizi Tahirova (Azerbaijani: Tahirə Əkbər qızı Tahirova, Russian: Таи́ра Акпе́ровна Таи́рова; 7 November 1913 – 26 October 1991) was a Soviet politician and diplomat. She served as Foreign Minister of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic from 1959 to 1983.