Recorded 1970–2011 Girls' name Peak 2000 249 births

Jasha — girls' name

249 babies named Jasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

249 girls have been named Jasha since 1970, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

249
total births
1970–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Jasha was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jasha in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Jasha between 1970 and 2011, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jasha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jasha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jasha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 249 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jasha at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

249

Since 1970

42 years of records

Peak year

2000

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1970

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1970

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2000)
18
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Jasha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
110 births that decade — 44% of Jasha's all-time total
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Jasha by state

Where Jasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.0%
Illinois share of Jasha's total US births 2.0%

5 of 249 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jasha?
249 babies have been named Jasha since 1970. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2000 with 18 births.
When was Jasha most popular?
Jasha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jasha most popular?
The top states for the name Jasha are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Jasha been used?
Jasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 42 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jasmine, Jasmin, Jasmyn, Jason, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.