Tirza
Tirza is a 2010 Dutch drama film written and directed by Rudolf van den Berg, based on the Dutch bestseller of the same name by Arnon Grunberg. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Meaning & Origin of Tirza
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tirza is a 2010 Dutch drama film written and directed by Rudolf van den Berg, based on the Dutch bestseller of the same name by Arnon Grunberg. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.
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The Story of Tirza
The earliest SSA record of Tirza as a baby girl name dates back to 1962, when 6 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Tirza — #7,998 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Tirzas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 339 Tirzas 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 Tirza
Tirza is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 339 births in the dataset. Tirza's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #7,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Tirza'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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