Girls' name · since 1972
Tarnesha
Tarnesha has 112 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tarnesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 112 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Tarnesha recorded 112 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1993.
- #25,922 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarnesha ranks #25,922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tarnesha's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tarnesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tarnesha's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tarnesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1993
- Peak year (1984)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tarnesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (66 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Tarnesha's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Tarnesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 66 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Tarnesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tarnesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1972–1993 (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 Tarnesha 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.