Tiare
Feminine · “Tahitian "flower”
Tiare is the Tahitian gardenia — a white, heavily scented flower that is worn behind the ear, given to arriving guests, and used as the emblem of French Polynesia. It is a vocabulary name in the fullest sense: any Tahitian speaker hearing it sees the flower, not a name derived from one.
How old is the name Tiare?
Tiare first appears in US birth records in 1960 — 65 years ago. The typical Tiare alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 1,300 people named Tiare are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tiare most popular?
Tiare peaked in 1992, reaching #2220 nationally. Today it ranks #6838, 4,618 places below that high. See the whole 1992 chart.
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Where it comes from
From tiare to Tiare
The story of Tiare
Polynesian naming draws directly on the natural world, and flower names in particular are given without any layer of derivation — Leilani, Pua, Kalani, Tiare. The word traveled beyond Polynesia through the perfume trade and through French colonial contact, which is why it appears in French records as well as American ones. Its 1992 American peak is small and is carried mainly by Pacific Islander and French Polynesian families rather than by any general fashion, which is why the curve is flat rather than spiked.
Meaning
Tahitian "flower", specifically the Tahitian gardenia
Tiare is the general Tahitian word for flower and the specific name of Gardenia taitensis, tiare māʻohi. The word is shared across Polynesian languages in related forms. The etymology is not in dispute; it is an ordinary living noun.
How the name formed
- tiare
- Tiare
Related forms: Tiare · Kiele · Tiale
Pronouncing Tiare
tee-AH-reh
Three syllables in Tahitian with every vowel pronounced and no reduction: tee-AH-reh. American speakers usually say tee-AIR-ee or TEE-ah-ray. The final e is never silent.
Nicknames for Tiare
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1960
- Most girls named
- 199260 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2220reached in 1992
- Change vs 2024
- +100.0%16 in 2025, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tiare in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Tiare in Tahitian — same name
- Kiele in Hawaiian — related form
- Tiale in Samoan — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Hawaii, California.
Tiares among us
people named Tiare are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 100,454 born in 2025 was named Tiare
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Kerrin test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Tiare's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Kerrin climbed just as high around 1972, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Kerrin's path sketches the road Tiare is walking now.
Tiare sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Tiare beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Tiare in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It is a genuine living word with a settled and pleasant meaning.
- The three open syllables make it musical and easy to say slowly.
- It carries a specific Polynesian connection rather than a generic tropical one.
- English speakers will silence the final e, which changes the name.
- It will be read as a respelling of Tiara, which is a different word entirely.
- Vocabulary names from cultures a family has no tie to raise questions worth thinking about.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tiares are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,300 people named Tiare are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tiare in 2025?
- Tiare ranks #6838 among US girl names in 2025, with 16 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Tiare?
- About 1 in every 100,454 US girls born in 2025 was named Tiare — 16 in all.
- Will my child share the name Tiare with classmates?
- Tiare will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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