Tashena — girls' name
332 babies named Tashena in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
58% of everyone ever named Tashena was born in this single decade.
26 babies were named Tashena in 1986 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tashena
The Social Security Administration has registered 332 babies named Tashena between 1975 and 2000, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 26 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tashena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tashena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tashena 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 332 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.
Tashena at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Tashena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1975
- Peak year (1986)
- 26
- Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2000.
332 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1986 with 26 births in a single year.
Tashena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 191 births that decade — 58% of Tashena's all-time total
Tashena decade highlights
- Peak decade 191 births
- Runner-up 91 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Tashena's strongest decade
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 58% of all-time use.
Tashena by state
Where Tashena concentrates geographically — total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.8% |
6 of 332 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Illinois 1.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Illinois accounts for 1.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tashena? ▼
When was Tashena most popular? ▼
Where is Tashena most popular? ▼
How long has the name Tashena been used? ▼
What names are similar to Tashena? ▼
Keep exploring Tashena
Nearby Names Like Tashena
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tashena
Compare Tashena side by side: Tashena vs Tasha Tashena vs Tasia Tashena vs Tashia
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1975–2000 (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.