Girls' name · since 1981
Tashala
77 babies named Tashala in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tashala sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 77 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashala has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2000.
- #30,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashala ranks #30,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tashala's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Tashala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tashala splits its recorded history at 1991: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tashala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2000
- Peak year (1988)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tashala by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (36 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Tashala's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tashala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 36 births (47% of all-time use).
Tashala by state
Where Tashala concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 6.5% |
5 of 77 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tashala's data
- Tashala's decade-level peak was the 1990s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Tashalas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tashala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1981–2000 (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 Tashala 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.