Recorded 1970–1998 Girls' name Peak 1977 373 births

Tahisha — girls' name

373 babies named Tahisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2051980s1181990s50
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tahisha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

39 babies were named Tahisha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 373 babies named Tahisha between 1970 and 1998, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tahisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 205 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tahisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Tahisha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahisha 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 373 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.

Tahisha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

373

Since 1970

29 years of records

Peak year

1977

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1970

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1998

Tahisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1970

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1977)
39
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 19981993198819841980197619721970 7

Tahisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
205 births that decade — 55% of Tahisha's all-time total
1970s2051980s1181990s50

Tahisha by state

Where Tahisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tahisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
62 16.6%
#2 New Jersey
21 5.6%
#3 Florida
5 1.3%
#4 Massachusetts
5 1.3%
New York share of Tahisha's total US births 16.6%
Even split

62 of 373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahisha?
373 babies have been named Tahisha since 1970. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1977 with 39 births.
When was Tahisha most popular?
Tahisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 205 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Tahisha most popular?
The top states for the name Tahisha are New York (62 births), New Jersey (21 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Tahisha been used?
Tahisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 29 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Tahisha?
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, 1970–1998 (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.