Girls' name · since 1978
Tahina
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Tahina, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tahina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 53 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahina has been recorded 53 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2001.
- #34,436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahina ranks #34,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tahina's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tahina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tahina's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tahina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tahina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Tahina's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tahina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Tahina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tahina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1978–2001 (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 Tahina 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.