Recorded 1973–2013 Girls' name Peak 1985 838 births

Tasheena — girls' name

838 babies named Tasheena in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s621980s4391990s2772000s552010s5
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Tasheena was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

61 babies were named Tasheena in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tasheena

The Social Security Administration has registered 838 babies named Tasheena between 1973 and 2013, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tasheena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tasheena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 439 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tasheena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arizona and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tasheena in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tasheena 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 838 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.

Tasheena at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

838

Since 1973

41 years of records

Peak year

1985

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1973

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2013

Tasheena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1973

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1985)
61
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Tasheena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
439 births that decade — 52% of Tasheena's all-time total
1970s621980s4391990s2772000s552010s5

Tasheena by state

Where Tasheena concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tasheena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
44 5.3%
#2 Arizona
27 3.2%
#3 California
17 2.0%
#4 New Mexico
15 1.8%
#5 Illinois
10 1.2%
#6 Florida
5 0.6%
#7 Michigan
5 0.6%
New York share of Tasheena's total US births 5.3%
Even split

44 of 838 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tasheena?
838 babies have been named Tasheena since 1973. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1985 with 61 births.
When was Tasheena most popular?
Tasheena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 439 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Tasheena most popular?
The top states for the name Tasheena are New York (44 births), Arizona (27 births), California (17 births).
How long has the name Tasheena been used?
Tasheena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 41 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Tasheena?
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, 1973–2013 (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.