Boys' name · since 1971
Tshaka
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Tshaka, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tshaka is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1971.
Tshaka has 12 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1975.
- #33,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tshaka ranks #33,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tshaka's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tshaka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tshaka splits its recorded history at 1975: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (6 births).
Tshaka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1975
- Peak year (1971)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Tshaka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Tshaka's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Tshaka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tshaka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1971–1975 (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 Tshaka 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.