Girls' name · since 1971
Tashika
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.
- #10,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 569
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tashika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 569 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Tashika recorded 569 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 1995.
- #10,921 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 569 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashika ranks #10,921 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 569 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 569
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tashika's 569 recorded births place it above 84.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tashika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tashika splits its recorded history at 1984: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tashika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1976)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Tashika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (254 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Tashika's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Tashika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
226 births
- 1980s
1980s
254 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 254 births (45% of all-time use).
How Tashika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tashika's total volume
Tashika by state
Where Tashika concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| 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% |
30 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Tashika's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (254 total births) through the 1990s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tashikas (30 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tashika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1971–1995 (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 Tashika 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.