Girls' name · since 1973
Taesha
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 198 babies named Taesha, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 198 have been recorded since 1973.
Taesha has 198 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2006.
- #19,931 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 198 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taesha ranks #19,931 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taesha's 198 recorded births place it above 72.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Taesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taesha's full recorded timeline at 1989, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2006
- Peak year (1996)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Taesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (74 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Taesha's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Taesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 74 births (37% of all-time use).
Taesha by state
Where Taesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 198 births nationwide.
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- Taesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 2000s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Taeshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.