Taira
The Taira was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period of Japanese history – the others being the Minamoto, the Fujiwara, and the Tachibana.
Meaning & Origin of Taira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Taira was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period of Japanese history – the others being the Minamoto, the Fujiwara, and the Tachibana.
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Origin & history
The Story of Taira
Taira first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 46 Tairas were born — ranking #2,571 that year. As of 2026, Taira ranks #10,241 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Tairas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Taira
Taira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Taira's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,571. Use the chart and map above to compare Taira's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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