Boys' name · since 1981
Tasheem
119 babies named Tasheem in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tasheem sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 119 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tasheem has been recorded 119 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1981 to 2007.
- #16,297 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tasheem ranks #16,297 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tasheem's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tasheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tasheem splits its recorded history at 1992: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tasheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2007
- Peak year (1996)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Tasheem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (78 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Tasheem's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Tasheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 78 births (66% of all-time use).
Tasheem by state
Where Tasheem concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 56 | 47.1% |
56 of 119 births nationwide.
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- Tasheem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tasheems (56 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tasheem: 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 (~26 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, 1981–2007 (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 Tasheem 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.