Recorded 1971–2009 Girls' name Peak 1983 847 births

Tashana — girls' name

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.

1970s1921980s3081990s2492000s98
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tashana was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

37 babies were named Tashana in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashana

The Social Security Administration has registered 847 babies named Tashana between 1971 and 2009, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 308 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tashana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 121 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tashana in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashana 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 847 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.

Tashana at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

847

Since 1971

39 years of records

Peak year

1983

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1971

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tashana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1971

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1983)
37
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
010203040 200920031998199319881983197819731971 7

Tashana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
308 births that decade — 36% of Tashana's all-time total
1970s1921980s3081990s2492000s98

Tashana by state

Where Tashana concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tashana
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%
New York share of Tashana's total US births 14.3%
Even split

121 of 847 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Tashana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashana?
847 babies have been named Tashana since 1971. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1983 with 37 births.
When was Tashana most popular?
Tashana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 308 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Tashana most popular?
The top states for the name Tashana are New York (121 births), New Jersey (17 births), Illinois (12 births).
How long has the name Tashana been used?
Tashana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 39 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tashana?
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, 1971–2009 (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.