Girls' name · since 1971
Tashema
255 babies named Tashema in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
255 girls have been named Tashema since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tashema recorded 255 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1996.
- #17,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 255 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashema ranks #17,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 255 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tashema's 255 recorded births place it above 75.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tashema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tashema's full recorded timeline at 1983, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tashema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1996
- Peak year (1977)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Tashema by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (107 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Tashema's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tashema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 107 births (42% of all-time use).
Tashema by state
Where Tashema concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Connecticut | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 2.0% |
29 of 255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tashema's data
- Tashema's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 1990s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tashemas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tashema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1971–1996 (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 Tashema 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.