Girls' name · since 1966
Taisha
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 2,838 babies named Taisha, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,997 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,838
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taisha currently ranks #7997 among girls' names in America, with 2,838 babies recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Taisha recorded 2,838 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #7997 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, 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 1966 to 2025.
- #3,730 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,997 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,838 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taisha ranks #3,730 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,997 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,838 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,997 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,838
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taisha's 2,838 recorded births place it above 94.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Taisha compares
2,838 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taisha's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,838 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taisha's full recorded timeline at 1996, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 123 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Taisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,051 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Taisha's strongest decade.
1,051 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Taisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
548 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,051 births
- 1990s
1990s
672 births
- 2000s 329
2000s
329 births
- 2010s 121
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,051 births (37% of all-time use).
How Taisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Taisha's total volume
Taisha by state
Where Taisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 819 | 28.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 159 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 103 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 79 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 68 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 68 | 2.4% |
| #7 | California | | 65 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Texas | | 26 | 0.9% |
819 of 2,838 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Taisha appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taisha's data
- Taisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,051 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Taishas (819 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 Taisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Taisha 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.