Unisex name · since 1966
Tashi
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 495 babies named Tashi, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tashi is the #7998 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 495 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashi has been recorded 495 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #7998 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #11,941 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,998 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 495 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashi ranks #11,941 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,998 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 495 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tashi's 495 recorded births place it above 83.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Tashi compares
495 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tashi's all-time total is 32% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tashi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 495 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tashi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tashi's full recorded timeline at 1998, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tashi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Tashi popularity over time - boys
133 total births recorded since 2003 (Tashi as boys' name)
Tashi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Tashi's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Tashi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (23% of all-time use).
Tashi by state
Where Tashi concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 495 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tashi's data
- Tashi's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tashis (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tashi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Tashi 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.