Recorded 1981–2007 Boys' name Peak 1996 119 births

Tasheem — boys' name

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.

1980s311990s782000s10
1990s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Tasheem was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tasheem in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tasheem

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Tasheem between 1981 and 2007, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tasheem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tasheem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tasheem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tasheem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tasheem 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 119 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.

Tasheem at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

119

Since 1981

27 years of records

Peak year

1996

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1981

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tasheem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1981

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20071997199519931991198919871981 5

Tasheem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
78 births that decade — 66% of Tasheem's all-time total
1980s311990s782000s10

Tasheem by state

Where Tasheem concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tasheem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
56 47.1%
New York share of Tasheem's total US births 47.1%

56 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tasheem?
119 babies have been named Tasheem since 1981. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 16 births.
When was Tasheem most popular?
Tasheem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Tasheem most popular?
The top states for the name Tasheem are New York (56 births).
How long has the name Tasheem been used?
Tasheem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 27 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tasheem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tashawn, Tashaun, Tashon, Tasean, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2007 (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.