Girls' name · since 1971
Tashima
347 babies named Tashima in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 347
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tashima sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 347 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Tashima recorded 347 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.
- #14,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 347 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashima ranks #14,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 347 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 347
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tashima's 347 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tashima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tashima's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tashima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1978)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Tashima by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (160 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Tashima's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tashima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
131 births
- 1980s
1980s
160 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 160 births (46% of all-time use).
Tashima by state
Where Tashima concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 38 | 11.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 13 | 3.7% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
38 of 347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Tashima's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 1990s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tashimas (38 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tashima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
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 Tashima 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.