Recorded 1972–1994 Girls' name Peak 1979 108 births

Tamasha — girls' name

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.

1970s791980s231990s6
1970s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Tamasha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tamasha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Tamasha between 1972 and 1994, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamasha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tamasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamasha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamasha 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 108 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.

Tamasha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

108

Since 1972

23 years of records

Peak year

1979

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1972

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1994

Tamasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1972

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1979)
17
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 1994198319801978197619741972 10

Tamasha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
79 births that decade — 73% of Tamasha's all-time total
1970s791980s231990s6

Tamasha by state

Where Tamasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.6%
California share of Tamasha's total US births 4.6%

5 of 108 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamasha?
108 babies have been named Tamasha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1979 with 17 births.
When was Tamasha most popular?
Tamasha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Tamasha most popular?
The top states for the name Tamasha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Tamasha been used?
Tamasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 23 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Tamasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Tamara, Tami, Tammie, 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, 1972–1994 (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.