Recorded 1991–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 45 births

Taquasha — girls' name

45 babies named Taquasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s45
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Taquasha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Taquasha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taquasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Taquasha between 1991 and 1999, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taquasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taquasha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taquasha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taquasha 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 45 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.

Taquasha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

45

Since 1991

9 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1991

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1999

Taquasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1991

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
468101214 199919971996199419931991 12

Taquasha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
45 births that decade — 100% of Taquasha's all-time total
1990s45

Taquasha by state

Where Taquasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taquasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 22.2%
New York share of Taquasha's total US births 22.2%

10 of 45 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taquasha?
45 babies have been named Taquasha since 1991. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Taquasha most popular?
Taquasha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Taquasha most popular?
The top states for the name Taquasha are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Taquasha been used?
Taquasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 9 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Taquasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taquana, Taquisha, Taquita, Taquilla, 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, 1991–1999 (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.