Girls' name · since 1970
Tahisha
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.
- #14,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tahisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 373 have been recorded since 1970.
Tahisha has 373 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1998.
- #14,116 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 373 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahisha ranks #14,116 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 373 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tahisha's 373 recorded births place it above 80.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tahisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tahisha's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tahisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1998
- Peak year (1977)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Tahisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (205 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Tahisha's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tahisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
205 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 205 births (55% of all-time use).
Tahisha by state
Where Tahisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| 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% |
62 of 373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tahisha's data
- Tahisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tahishas (62 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tahisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1970–1998 (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 Tahisha 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.