Girls' name · since 1972
Tamasha
108 babies named Tamasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamasha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 108 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Tamasha recorded 108 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1994.
- #26,322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamasha ranks #26,322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamasha's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tamasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamasha's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1994
- Peak year (1979)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Tamasha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 73% of the file).
1970s was Tamasha's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Tamasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (73% of all-time use).
Tamasha by state
Where Tamasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 108 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tamasha's data
- Tamasha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tamashas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tamasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1972–1994 (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 Tamasha 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.