Girls' name · since 1970
Tanasha
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.
- #10,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 606
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
606 girls have been named Tanasha since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanasha has been recorded 606 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2007.
- #10,497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 606 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanasha ranks #10,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 606 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 606
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tanasha's 606 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tanasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanasha's full recorded timeline at 1989, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Tanasha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (192 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Tanasha's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Tanasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
192 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 192 births (32% of all-time use).
How Tanasha 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 Tanasha's total volume
Tanasha by state
Where Tanasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| 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% |
24 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tanasha's data
- Tanasha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (192 total births) through the 2000s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tanashas (24 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tanasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1970–2007 (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 Tanasha 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.