Recorded 1971–1991 Girls' name Peak 1977 165 births

Tahesha — girls' name

165 babies named Tahesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1061980s541990s5
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Tahesha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tahesha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Tahesha between 1971 and 1991, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tahesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahesha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tahesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tahesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahesha 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 165 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.

Tahesha at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

165

Since 1971

21 years of records

Peak year

1977

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1971

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tahesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1971

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1977)
20
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0510152025 199119851982198019781976197419721971 6

Tahesha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
106 births that decade — 64% of Tahesha's all-time total
1970s1061980s541990s5

Tahesha by state

Where Tahesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tahesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 9.7%
New York share of Tahesha's total US births 9.7%

16 of 165 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahesha?
165 babies have been named Tahesha since 1971. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1977 with 20 births.
When was Tahesha most popular?
Tahesha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Tahesha most popular?
The top states for the name Tahesha are New York (16 births).
How long has the name Tahesha been used?
Tahesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 21 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tahesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tahlia, Tahira, Tahirah, Tahnee, 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, 1971–1991 (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.