Recorded 1971–1995 Girls' name Peak 1976 569 births

Tashika — girls' name

569 babies named Tashika in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2261980s2541990s89
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tashika was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

44 babies were named Tashika in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashika

The Social Security Administration has registered 569 babies named Tashika between 1971 and 1995, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tashika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tashika in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashika 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 569 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.

Tashika at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

569

Since 1971

25 years of records

Peak year

1976

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1971

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1995

Tashika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1971

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1976)
44
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
01020304050 199519921989198619831980197719741971 6

Tashika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
254 births that decade — 45% of Tashika's all-time total
1970s2261980s2541990s89

Tashika by state

Where Tashika concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tashika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
30 5.3%
#2 Florida
23 4.0%
#3 Illinois
11 1.9%
#4 Georgia
5 0.9%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.9%
New York share of Tashika's total US births 5.3%
Even split

30 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashika?
569 babies have been named Tashika since 1971. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1976 with 44 births.
When was Tashika most popular?
Tashika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 254 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Tashika most popular?
The top states for the name Tashika are New York (30 births), Florida (23 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Tashika been used?
Tashika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 25 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Tashika?
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, 1971–1995 (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.