Recorded 1974–1996 Girls' name Peak 1990 126 births

Tasheema — girls' name

126 babies named Tasheema in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s541990s45
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Tasheema was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tasheema in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tasheema

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Tasheema between 1974 and 1996, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tasheema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tasheema performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tasheema shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tasheema in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tasheema 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 126 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.

Tasheema at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

126

Since 1974

23 years of records

Peak year

1990

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1974

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1996

Tasheema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1974

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
13
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 199619921990198819851981197919761974 7

Tasheema by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
54 births that decade — 43% of Tasheema's all-time total
1970s271980s541990s45

Tasheema by state

Where Tasheema concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tasheema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
22 17.5%
New York share of Tasheema's total US births 17.5%

22 of 126 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tasheema?
126 babies have been named Tasheema since 1974. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1990 with 13 births.
When was Tasheema most popular?
Tasheema was most popular in the 1980s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Tasheema most popular?
The top states for the name Tasheema are New York (22 births).
How long has the name Tasheema been used?
Tasheema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 23 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Tasheema?
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, 1974–1996 (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.