Recorded 1983–2007 Girls' name Peak 2002 115 births

Tashanti — girls' name

115 babies named Tashanti in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s110
2000s
Peak decade

96% of everyone ever named Tashanti was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

43 babies were named Tashanti in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashanti

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Tashanti between 1983 and 2007, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashanti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashanti performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tashanti shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tashanti in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashanti 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 115 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.

Tashanti at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

115

Since 1983

25 years of records

Peak year

2002

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1983

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tashanti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1983

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2002)
43
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
01020304050 2007200620052004200320021983 5

Tashanti by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
110 births that decade — 96% of Tashanti's all-time total
1980s52000s110

Tashanti by state

Where Tashanti concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tashanti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 4.3%
Illinois share of Tashanti's total US births 4.3%

5 of 115 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashanti?
115 babies have been named Tashanti since 1983. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2002 with 43 births.
When was Tashanti most popular?
Tashanti was most popular in the 2000s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Tashanti most popular?
The top states for the name Tashanti are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Tashanti been used?
Tashanti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 25 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tashanti?
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, 1983–2007 (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.