MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tahira mean?
Tahira is the feminine of Arabic ṭāhir, pure or clean. The root is used for purification as well as ordinary cleanliness, giving the name both a daily and a devotional vocabulary background.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ताहिरा
Conventional spelling
Arabic
طاهرة
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tahira in Indian usage
28,220 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 27,875 records (98.8%).
- Recorded as male: 345 records (1.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,417 |
| 1950s | 3,027 |
| 1960s | 5,521 |
| 1970s | 6,597 |
| 1980s | 7,091 |
| 1990s | 3,969 |
| Other decades | 598 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 17,848 |
| Bihar | 2,241 |
| Rajasthan | 2,101 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,455 |
| Haryana | 1,043 |
| Jharkhand | 868 |
| Uttarakhand | 726 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 463 |
| Delhi | 451 |
| Punjab | 228 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 167 |
| Kerala | 108 |
| Assam | 104 |
| Other states | 417 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Tahira / F | 6 | 3,705 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Tahira ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tahira; Table_6, C4161 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tahira; Table_6, C4161
- Wiktionary: طاهر ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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