Recorded 1964–1984 Girls' name Peak 1974 24 births

Taska — girls' name

24 babies named Taska in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s141980s5
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Taska was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

9 babies were named Taska in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taska

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Taska between 1964 and 1984, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taska currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taska performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Taska shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taska 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 24 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.

Taska at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

24

Since 1964

21 years of records

Peak year

1974

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1964

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1984

Taska popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1964

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Taska by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 58% of Taska's all-time total
1960s51970s141980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taska?
24 babies have been named Taska since 1964. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1974 with 9 births.
When was Taska most popular?
Taska was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Taska been used?
Taska has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 21 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Taska?
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, 1964–1984 (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.