Girls' name · since 1971
Tashana
847 babies named Tashana in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 847
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
847 girls have been named Tashana since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashana has been recorded 847 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1971 to 2009.
- #8,432 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 847 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashana ranks #8,432 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 847 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 847
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tashana's 847 recorded births place it above 88.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tashana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tashana splits its recorded history at 1990: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tashana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2009
- Peak year (1983)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Tashana by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (308 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Tashana's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tashana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
192 births
- 1980s
1980s
308 births
- 1990s
1990s
249 births
- 2000s 98
2000s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 308 births (36% of all-time use).
How Tashana 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 Tashana's total volume
Tashana by state
Where Tashana concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 121 | 14.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #4 | California | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
121 of 847 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Tashana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tashana's data
- Tashana's decade-level peak was the 1980s (308 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tashanas (121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tashana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1971–2009 (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 Tashana 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.