Recorded 1974–1998 Girls' name Peak 1991 251 births

Taiesha — girls' name

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.

1970s551980s1351990s61
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Taiesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

21 babies were named Taiesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Taiesha between 1974 and 1998, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taiesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Taiesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taiesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taiesha 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 251 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.

Taiesha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

251

Since 1974

25 years of records

Peak year

1991

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1974

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1998

Taiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1974

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1991)
21
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 199819941990198719841981197819751974 6

Taiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
135 births that decade — 54% of Taiesha's all-time total
1970s551980s1351990s61

Taiesha by state

Where Taiesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taiesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
22 8.8%
New York share of Taiesha's total US births 8.8%

22 of 251 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taiesha?
251 babies have been named Taiesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1991 with 21 births.
When was Taiesha most popular?
Taiesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Taiesha most popular?
The top states for the name Taiesha are New York (22 births).
How long has the name Taiesha been used?
Taiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 25 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Taiesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taisha, Taina, Tai, Taira, 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, 1974–1998 (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.