Girls' name · since 1976
Tawasha
11 babies named Tawasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #54,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
11 girls have been named Tawasha since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tawasha recorded 11 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1982.
- #54,253 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawasha ranks #54,253 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #54,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tawasha's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tawasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tawasha's full recorded timeline at 1982, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tawasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1982
- Peak year (1982)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Tawasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Tawasha's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tawasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tawasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tawasha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.