Recorded 1972–2011 Girls' name Peak 1994 537 births

Tashay — girls' name

537 babies named Tashay in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s1361990s2712000s1122010s8
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tashay was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

35 babies were named Tashay in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashay

The Social Security Administration has registered 537 babies named Tashay between 1972 and 2011, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 271 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tashay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tashay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashay 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 537 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.

Tashay at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

537

Since 1972

40 years of records

Peak year

1994

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1972

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2011

Tashay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1972

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1994)
35
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Tashay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
271 births that decade — 50% of Tashay's all-time total
1970s101980s1361990s2712000s1122010s8

Tashay by state

Where Tashay concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tashay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
31 5.8%
Illinois share of Tashay's total US births 5.8%

31 of 537 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashay?
537 babies have been named Tashay since 1972. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1994 with 35 births.
When was Tashay most popular?
Tashay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 271 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Tashay most popular?
The top states for the name Tashay are Illinois (31 births).
How long has the name Tashay been used?
Tashay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 40 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Tashay?
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, 1972–2011 (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.