Recorded 1976–1992 Girls' name Peak 1981 32 births

Taresha — girls' name

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.

1970s51980s161990s11
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Taresha was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Taresha in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Taresha between 1976 and 1992, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taresha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Taresha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taresha 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 32 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.

Taresha at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

32

Since 1976

17 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1976

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1992

Taresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1976

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 199219911988198119801976 5

Taresha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 50% of Taresha's all-time total
1970s51980s161990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taresha?
32 babies have been named Taresha since 1976. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Taresha most popular?
Taresha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Taresha been used?
Taresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 17 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Taresha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tara, Taryn, Tarah, Taraji, 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, 1976–1992 (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.