Tirzah
Tirzah is the name of one of the daughters of Zelophehad in the Book of Numbers, and of the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city Tirzah.
Meaning & Origin of Tirzah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tirzah is the name of one of the daughters of Zelophehad in the Book of Numbers, and of the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city Tirzah.
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The Story of Tirzah
Tirzah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1899, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 71 Tirzahs were born — ranking #2,507 that year. As of 2026, Tirzah ranks #4,230 for baby girls with 34 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 2K Tirzahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tirzah
Tirzah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Tirzah's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,394. Use the chart and map above to compare Tirzah'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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