Tasha — #8012 US girls' name
35,515 babies named Tasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 55% of names given to girls today.
46% of everyone ever named Tasha was born in this single decade.
2,266 babies were named Tasha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tasha
The Social Security Administration has registered 35,515 babies named Tasha between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tasha currently holds the #8012 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 2,266 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16,256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,563 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tasha in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tasha 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 35,515 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.
Tasha at a glance
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Tasha popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947
- Peak year (1980)
- 2,266
- Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
Currently ranks #8012 among girls.
35,515 total births across 78 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 2,266 births in a single year.
Tasha popularity over time — boys
106 total births recorded since 1971 (Tasha as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Tasha accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Tasha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 16,256 births that decade — 46% of Tasha's all-time total
Tasha decade highlights
- Peak decade 16,256 births
- Runner-up 10,971 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Tasha's strongest decade
16,256 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
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 35,515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.2% of nationwide
- New York 6.0% of nationwide
- Texas 5.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Tasha appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1947–2024 (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.