Girls' name · since 1970
Tashawna
Tashawna has 899 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 899
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tashawna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 899 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Tashawna recorded 899 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2014.
- #8,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 899 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashawna ranks #8,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 899 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 899
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tashawna's 899 recorded births place it above 88.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tashawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tashawna's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tashawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2014
- Peak year (1996)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tashawna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (327 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Tashawna's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tashawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s
1980s
263 births
- 1990s
1990s
327 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 327 births (36% of all-time use).
How Tashawna 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 Tashawna's total volume
Tashawna by state
Where Tashawna concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 78 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 23 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 22 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
78 of 899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Tashawna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tashawnas (78 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tashawna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1970–2014 (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 Tashawna 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.