Recorded 1975–2000 Girls' name Peak 1986 332 births

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.

1970s441980s1911990s912000s6
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tashena was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

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 2000

Total births

332

Since 1975

26 years of records

Peak year

1986

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1975

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2000

Tashena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1975

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1986)
26
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
51015202530 200019961992198919861983198019771975 10

Tashena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
191 births that decade — 58% of Tashena's all-time total
1970s441980s1911990s912000s6

Tashena by state

Where Tashena concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tashena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 1.8%
Illinois share of Tashena's total US births 1.8%

6 of 332 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashena?
332 babies have been named Tashena since 1975. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1986 with 26 births.
When was Tashena most popular?
Tashena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Tashena most popular?
The top states for the name Tashena are Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Tashena been used?
Tashena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 26 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Tashena?
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, 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.