Girls' name · since 1974
Taiesha
251 babies named Taiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taiesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 251 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Taiesha recorded 251 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1998.
- #17,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 251 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taiesha ranks #17,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 251 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taiesha's 251 recorded births place it above 75.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Taiesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taiesha's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taiesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1998
- Peak year (1991)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Taiesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (135 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Taiesha's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Taiesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 135 births (54% of all-time use).
Taiesha by state
Where Taiesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 8.8% |
22 of 251 births nationwide.
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- Taiesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 1990s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Taieshas (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Taiesha: 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 (~24 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, 1974–1998 (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 Taiesha 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.