Recorded 1974–2009 Girls' name Peak 1997 201 births

Tanashia — girls' name

201 babies named Tanashia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s181990s952000s80
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tanashia was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tanashia in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanashia

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Tanashia between 1974 and 2009, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanashia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanashia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanashia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanashia 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 201 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.

Tanashia at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

201

Since 1974

36 years of records

Peak year

1997

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1974

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tanashia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1974

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1997)
14
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
46810121416 200920052002199919961993199019861974 8

Tanashia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
95 births that decade — 47% of Tanashia's all-time total
1970s81980s181990s952000s80

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanashia?
201 babies have been named Tanashia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1997 with 14 births.
When was Tanashia most popular?
Tanashia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Tanashia been used?
Tanashia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 36 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tanashia?
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, 1974–2009 (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.