Recorded 1970–2007 Girls' name Peak 1992 606 births

Tanasha — girls' name

606 babies named Tanasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1441980s1811990s1922000s89
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Tanasha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

28 babies were named Tanasha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 606 babies named Tanasha between 1970 and 2007, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanasha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanasha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Tanasha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanasha 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 606 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.

Tanasha at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

606

Since 1970

38 years of records

Peak year

1992

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1970

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tanasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1970

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1992)
28
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
051015202530 200720021997199219871982197719721970 6

Tanasha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
192 births that decade — 32% of Tanasha's all-time total
1970s1441980s1811990s1922000s89

Tanasha by state

Where Tanasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tanasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 4.0%
#2 New York
18 3.0%
#3 New Jersey
5 0.8%
California share of Tanasha's total US births 4.0%
Even split

24 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanasha?
606 babies have been named Tanasha since 1970. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1992 with 28 births.
When was Tanasha most popular?
Tanasha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Tanasha most popular?
The top states for the name Tanasha are California (24 births), New York (18 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Tanasha been used?
Tanasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 38 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tanasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, 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, 1970–2007 (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.