Recorded 1971–2012 Girls' name Peak 1981 1,758 births

Tashina — girls' name

1,758 babies named Tashina in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Tashina was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

168 babies were named Tashina in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,758 babies named Tashina between 1971 and 2012, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 168 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,060 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tashina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 149 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arizona and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Tashina in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashina 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 1,758 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.

Tashina at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

1,758

Since 1971

42 years of records

Peak year

1981

168 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1971

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2012

Tashina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1971

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1981)
168
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Tashina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,060 births that decade — 60% of Tashina's all-time total
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Tashina by state

Where Tashina concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tashina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
149 8.5%
#2 Arizona
109 6.2%
#3 New Mexico
64 3.6%
#4 Washington
39 2.2%
#5 Texas
29 1.6%
#6 New York
28 1.6%
#7 Oregon
25 1.4%
#8 Michigan
21 1.2%
California share of Tashina's total US births 8.5%
Even split

149 of 1,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Tashina appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashina?
1,758 babies have been named Tashina since 1971. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1981 with 168 births.
When was Tashina most popular?
Tashina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,060 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Tashina most popular?
The top states for the name Tashina are California (149 births), Arizona (109 births), New Mexico (64 births).
How long has the name Tashina been used?
Tashina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 42 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Tashina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tasha, Tasia, Tashia, Tasneem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1971–2012 (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.