Recorded 1968–1981 Girls' name Peak 1971 123 births

Tarshia — girls' name

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.

1960s131970s991980s11
1970s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Tarshia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tarshia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Tarshia between 1968 and 1981, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tarshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarshia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tarshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tarshia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarshia 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 123 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.

Tarshia at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

123

Since 1968

14 years of records

Peak year

1971

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1968

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1981

Tarshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1968

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1971)
17
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 198119801977197619751974197319721971197019691968 7

Tarshia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
99 births that decade — 80% of Tarshia's all-time total
1960s131970s991980s11

Tarshia by state

Where Tarshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tarshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.1%
New York share of Tarshia's total US births 4.1%

5 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarshia?
123 babies have been named Tarshia since 1968. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1971 with 17 births.
When was Tarshia most popular?
Tarshia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Tarshia most popular?
The top states for the name Tarshia are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tarshia been used?
Tarshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 14 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Tarshia?
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, 1968–1981 (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.