Recorded 1973–2006 Girls' name Peak 1996 198 births

Taesha — girls' name

198 babies named Taesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s571990s742000s32
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Taesha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

15 babies were named Taesha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Taesha between 1973 and 2006, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taesha 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 198 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.

Taesha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

198

Since 1973

34 years of records

Peak year

1996

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1973

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2006

Taesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1973

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1996)
15
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 20061999199519901985198119761973 5

Taesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
74 births that decade — 37% of Taesha's all-time total
1970s351980s571990s742000s32

Taesha by state

Where Taesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.5%
New York share of Taesha's total US births 2.5%

5 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taesha?
198 babies have been named Taesha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1996 with 15 births.
When was Taesha most popular?
Taesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Taesha most popular?
The top states for the name Taesha are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Taesha been used?
Taesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 34 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Taesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taelor, Taelyn, Taelynn, Taegan, 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, 1973–2006 (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.