Recorded 1972–1991 Girls' name Peak 1978 209 births

Tashanda — girls' name

209 babies named Tashanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s861980s1011990s22
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tashanda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tashanda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 209 babies named Tashanda between 1972 and 1991, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashanda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tashanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashanda 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 209 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.

Tashanda at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

209

Since 1972

20 years of records

Peak year

1978

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1972

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tashanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1972

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1978)
20
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 19911988198519821979197619731972 5

Tashanda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
101 births that decade — 48% of Tashanda's all-time total
1970s861980s1011990s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashanda?
209 babies have been named Tashanda since 1972. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1978 with 20 births.
When was Tashanda most popular?
Tashanda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Tashanda been used?
Tashanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 20 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tashanda?
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, 1972–1991 (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.