Recorded 1981–2000 Girls' name Peak 1988 77 births

Tashala — girls' name

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.

1980s351990s362000s6
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tashala was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tashala in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashala

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Tashala between 1981 and 2000, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tashala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tashala in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashala 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 77 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.

Tashala at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

77

Since 1981

20 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1981

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2000

Tashala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1981

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 200019991997199419931991199019891988198419821981 7

Tashala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 47% of Tashala's all-time total
1980s351990s362000s6

Tashala by state

Where Tashala concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tashala
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 6.5%
Ohio share of Tashala's total US births 6.5%

5 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashala?
77 babies have been named Tashala since 1981. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Tashala most popular?
Tashala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Tashala most popular?
The top states for the name Tashala are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Tashala been used?
Tashala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 20 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Tashala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tasha, Tasia, Tashia, Tashina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–2000 (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.