Girls' name · since 1947
Tasha
Tasha has 35,528 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,558 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,528
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tasha currently ranks #7558 among girls' names in America, with 35,528 babies recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tasha has been recorded 35,528 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #7558 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,558 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 35,528 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tasha ranks #739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,558 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 35,528 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,558 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,528
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tasha's 35,528 recorded births place it above 98.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tasha compares
35,528 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tasha's all-time total is 94x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tasha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35,528 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,266 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tasha's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 2,266, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tasha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 2,266
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Tasha popularity over time - boys
106 total births recorded since 1971 (Tasha as boys' name)
Tasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16,255 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Tasha's strongest decade.
16,255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 112
1950s
112 births
- 1960s 1,302
1960s
1,302 births
- 1970s
1970s
10,971 births
- 1980s
1980s
16,255 births
- 1990s 5,603
1990s
5,603 births
- 2000s 937
2000s
937 births
- 2010s 243
2010s
243 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16,255 births (46% of all-time use).
How Tasha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tasha's total volume
Tasha by state
Where Tasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,563 | 7.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,126 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,003 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,999 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,796 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,348 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,321 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,308 | 3.7% |
2,563 of 35,528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Tasha appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tasha's data
- Tasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (16,255 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tashas (2,563 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Tasha 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.