Girls' name · since 1968
Tarshia
123 babies named Tarshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
123 girls have been named Tarshia since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tarshia has 123 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1981.
- #24,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarshia ranks #24,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tarshia's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tarshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tarshia's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tarshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1981
- Peak year (1971)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tarshia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (99 births, 80% of the file).
1970s was Tarshia's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Tarshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 99 births (80% of all-time use).
Tarshia by state
Where Tarshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 123 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tarshia's data
- Tarshia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tarshias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tarshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1968–1981 (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 Tarshia 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.