Girls' name · since 1976
Taresha
32 babies named Taresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #40,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taresha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taresha has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1992.
- #40,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taresha ranks #40,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taresha's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Taresha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taresha's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taresha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1992
- Peak year (1981)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Taresha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Taresha's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Taresha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Taresha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taresha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1976–1992 (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 Taresha 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.