Girls' name · since 1972
Tasheka
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.
- #13,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 408
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tasheka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 408 recorded since 1972.
Tasheka has 408 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2001.
- #13,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 408 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tasheka ranks #13,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 408 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 408
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tasheka's 408 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Tasheka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tasheka's full recorded timeline at 1985, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tasheka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2001
- Peak year (1984)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Tasheka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (186 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Tasheka's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tasheka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
131 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 186 births (46% of all-time use).
Tasheka by state
Where Tasheka concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tasheka's data
- Tasheka's decade-level peak was the 1980s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Tashekas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tasheka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1972–2001 (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 Tasheka 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.