Girls' name · since 1972
Tashay
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 537 babies named Tashay, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 537
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tashay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 537 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashay has been recorded 537 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2011.
- #11,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 537 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashay ranks #11,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 537 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 537
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tashay's 537 recorded births place it above 84.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Tashay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tashay's full recorded timeline at 1995, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tashay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2011
- Peak year (1994)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Tashay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (271 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Tashay's strongest decade.
271 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tashay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
271 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 271 births (50% of all-time use).
How Tashay 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 Tashay's total volume
Tashay by state
Where Tashay concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 31 | 5.8% |
31 of 537 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tashay's data
- Tashay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (271 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Tashays (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tashay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1972–2011 (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 Tashay 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.