Girls' name · since 1972
Tawsha
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 84 babies named Tawsha, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tawsha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 84 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawsha has been recorded 84 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1993.
- #29,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawsha ranks #29,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tawsha's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tawsha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tawsha splits its recorded history at 1986: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tawsha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1993
- Peak year (1989)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tawsha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (45 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Tawsha's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Tawsha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 45 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Tawsha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 1990s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tawsha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1972–1993 (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 Tawsha 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.