Recorded 1971–1993 Girls' name Peak 1978 63 births

Tacha — girls' name

63 babies named Tacha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s111990s5
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Tacha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tacha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tacha

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Tacha between 1971 and 1993, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tacha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tacha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tacha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tacha 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 63 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.

Tacha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

63

Since 1971

23 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1971

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tacha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1971

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
45678910 1993198419801978197719761974197319721971 8

Tacha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
47 births that decade — 75% of Tacha's all-time total
1970s471980s111990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tacha?
63 babies have been named Tacha since 1971. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Tacha most popular?
Tacha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Tacha been used?
Tacha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 23 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tacha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tacy, Tacara, Tacarra, Tacey, 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, 1971–1993 (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.