Unisex name · since 1972

Tash

Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Tash, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,404 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1972
2010s
peak decade

Tash is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1972.

Tash has 22 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2017.

  • #28,404 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1972
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tash ranks #28,404 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.

#28,404 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1972
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tash's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tash splits its recorded history at 2012: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tash popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1972199220122017 7

Tash popularity over time - girls

15 total births recorded since 1974 (Tash as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 15 births
5 197419831989 5

Tash by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Tash's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Tash births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tash? ▼
22 babies have been named Tash since 1972. All-time, it sits at #28,404 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
Where does Tash sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tash ranks #28,404 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tash most popular? ▼
Tash was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Is Tash a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Tash is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 22 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Tash been used? ▼
Tash has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 46 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Tash? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tashawn, Tashaun, Tashon, Tasean, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Tash

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tash

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tash: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2017 (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 Tash 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.