Tahirih

The name of a venerated 19th century poet and martyr in the Bábí and Bahá'í faiths. She was an early proponent of women's rights, famously removing her veil among a crowd of men at the Conference of Badasht in 1848. For this she was placed under house arrest, and executed four years later on account of her beliefs.

Pronounced tah-HEER-ih.

As of October 2026, Tahirih ranked #14908 in US births in 2020 SSA, peaked at #5761 in 1970.