Recorded 1972–2010 Girls' name Peak 1991 366 births

Tashira — girls' name

366 babies named Tashira in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s1041990s1672000s712010s6
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tashira was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

25 babies were named Tashira in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashira

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Tashira between 1972 and 2010, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tashira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tashira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashira 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 366 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.

Tashira at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

366

Since 1972

39 years of records

Peak year

1991

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1972

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2010

Tashira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1972

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
25
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
051015202530 201020042000199619921988198419801972 5

Tashira by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
167 births that decade — 46% of Tashira's all-time total
1970s181980s1041990s1672000s712010s6

Tashira by state

Where Tashira concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tashira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 1.6%
Pennsylvania share of Tashira's total US births 1.6%

6 of 366 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashira?
366 babies have been named Tashira since 1972. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 25 births.
When was Tashira most popular?
Tashira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tashira most popular?
The top states for the name Tashira are Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Tashira been used?
Tashira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 39 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tashira?
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, 1972–2010 (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.