Entry № 1237 · Hebrew origin

Tirzah Tirzah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TIR-zah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"She is my delight"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "she is my delight".

Tirzah (תִּרְצָה) is a Hebrew name meaning "she is my delight" or "pleasantness." In the Book of Numbers, Tirzah is one of the five daughters of Zelophehad who successfully petitioned Moses for inheritance rights. Also the name of an ancient Canaanite city.

Tirzah is widely used in religious Jewish and Christian families.

She is my delight. One of Zelophehad's five daughters.

The name in its native script.

תִּרְצָה
Transliteration
Tirtsāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈtɜːr.zə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tirzah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tirzah · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Tirzahs before her.

Real people
Tirzah Garwood
British artist.
1908 – 1951
In fiction
Tirzah
Sister in Ben-Hur.
1880 novel

Names connected to Tirzah.

The number behind Tirzah.

3

The Communicator

Tirzah reduces to three — the number of biblical inheritance.

Why families chose this name.

"She is my delight. Six letters. Tirzah."
Rebecca · Mother of one · Jerusalem