Recorded 1972–2017 Unisex name Peak 2017 22 births

Tash — boys' name

22 babies named Tash in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s52010s12
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tash was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tash in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tash

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Tash between 1972 and 2017, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tash currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Tash is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1974.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tash performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tash shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tash 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 22 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.

Tash at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

22

Since 1972

46 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1972

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2017

Tash popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2017201219921972 5

Tash popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 198919831974 5

Tash by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 55% of Tash's all-time total
1970s51990s52010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tash?
22 babies have been named Tash since 1972. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
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.

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, 1972–2017 (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.