Recorded 1988–2011 Girls' name Peak 1996 163 births

Tashyra — girls' name

163 babies named Tashyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s792000s732010s5
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tashyra was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tashyra in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Tashyra between 1988 and 2011, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tashyra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashyra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tashyra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashyra 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 163 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.

Tashyra at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

163

Since 1988

24 years of records

Peak year

1996

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1988

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2011

Tashyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1988

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1996)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Tashyra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 48% of Tashyra's all-time total
1980s61990s792000s732010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashyra?
163 babies have been named Tashyra since 1988. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1996 with 13 births.
When was Tashyra most popular?
Tashyra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Tashyra been used?
Tashyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 24 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Tashyra?
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, 1988–2011 (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.