Tiera
Tiera is a name which appears in Finnish mythology and Finnish and Karelian runic songs. Multiple variations of the name exist. In some runic songs and the Kalevala, Tiera appears as a warrior.
Meaning & Origin of Tiera
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tiera is a name which appears in Finnish mythology and Finnish and Karelian runic songs. Multiple variations of the name exist. In some runic songs and the Kalevala, Tiera appears as a warrior.
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The Story of Tiera
The earliest SSA record of Tiera as a baby girl name dates back to 1967, when 7 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 281 newborns named Tiera — #740 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Tiera on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Tiera last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tiera
Tiera is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Tiera's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #740. Use the chart and map above to compare Tiera'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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