Recorded 1972–2001 Girls' name Peak 1984 408 births

Tasheka — girls' name

408 babies named Tasheka in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1311980s1861990s852000s6
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tasheka was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

31 babies were named Tasheka in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tasheka

The Social Security Administration has registered 408 babies named Tasheka between 1972 and 2001, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tasheka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tasheka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tasheka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Tasheka in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tasheka 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 408 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.

Tasheka at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

408

Since 1972

30 years of records

Peak year

1984

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1972

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2001

Tasheka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1972

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1984)
31
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 20011993198919851981197719731972 9

Tasheka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
186 births that decade — 46% of Tasheka's all-time total
1970s1311980s1861990s852000s6

Tasheka by state

Where Tasheka concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tasheka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 1.5%
#2 Florida
5 1.2%
#3 North Carolina
5 1.2%
Louisiana share of Tasheka's total US births 1.5%
Even split

6 of 408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tasheka?
408 babies have been named Tasheka since 1972. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1984 with 31 births.
When was Tasheka most popular?
Tasheka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Tasheka most popular?
The top states for the name Tasheka are Louisiana (6 births), Florida (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Tasheka been used?
Tasheka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 30 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Tasheka?
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, 1972–2001 (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.