Recorded 1972–1985 Girls' name Peak 1977 58 births

Tashunda — girls' name

58 babies named Tashunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s19
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Tashunda was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tashunda in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Tashunda between 1972 and 1985, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashunda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tashunda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashunda 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 58 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.

Tashunda at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

58

Since 1972

14 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1972

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1985

Tashunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1972

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 19851981198019791978197719741972 8

Tashunda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
39 births that decade — 67% of Tashunda's all-time total
1970s391980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashunda?
58 babies have been named Tashunda since 1972. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Tashunda most popular?
Tashunda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Tashunda been used?
Tashunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 14 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Tashunda?
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, 1972–1985 (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.