Recorded 1972–1993 Girls' name Peak 1989 84 births

Tawsha — girls' name

84 babies named Tawsha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s451990s29
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Tawsha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tawsha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tawsha

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Tawsha between 1972 and 1993, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tawsha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tawsha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tawsha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tawsha 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 84 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.

Tawsha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

84

Since 1972

22 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1972

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tawsha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1972

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 1993199119891986198219801972 5

Tawsha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 54% of Tawsha's all-time total
1970s101980s451990s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tawsha?
84 babies have been named Tawsha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Tawsha most popular?
Tawsha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Tawsha been used?
Tawsha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 22 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tawsha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tawana, Tawnya, Tawny, Tawanda, 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, 1972–1993 (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.