Recorded 1973–2001 Girls' name Peak 1992 266 births

Tashea — girls' name

266 babies named Tashea in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s1071990s1062000s17
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Tashea was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

25 babies were named Tashea in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashea

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Tashea between 1973 and 2001, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tashea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tashea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashea 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 266 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.

Tashea at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

266

Since 1973

29 years of records

Peak year

1992

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1973

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2001

Tashea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1973

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1992)
25
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 20011995199119871983197919741973 5

Tashea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
107 births that decade — 40% of Tashea's all-time total
1970s361980s1071990s1062000s17

Tashea by state

Where Tashea concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tashea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.9%
New York share of Tashea's total US births 1.9%

5 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashea?
266 babies have been named Tashea since 1973. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1992 with 25 births.
When was Tashea most popular?
Tashea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Tashea most popular?
The top states for the name Tashea are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tashea been used?
Tashea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 29 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Tashea?
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, 1973–2001 (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.