Recorded 1973–2001 Girls' name Peak 1989 157 births

Taleshia — girls' name

157 babies named Taleshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s731990s302000s7
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Taleshia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

16 babies were named Taleshia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taleshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Taleshia between 1973 and 2001, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taleshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taleshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taleshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taleshia 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 157 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.

Taleshia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

157

Since 1973

29 years of records

Peak year

1989

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1973

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2001

Taleshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1973

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1989)
16
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20011991198819851981197819751973 6

Taleshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
73 births that decade — 46% of Taleshia's all-time total
1970s471980s731990s302000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taleshia?
157 babies have been named Taleshia since 1973. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1989 with 16 births.
When was Taleshia most popular?
Taleshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Taleshia been used?
Taleshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 29 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Taleshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1973–2001 (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.