How Many People Are Named Taiesha?
An estimated 236 people in the United States have the first name Taiesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Taiesha peaked in popularity in 1991 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taiesha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Taiesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
236
About 1 in 1,452,349 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1991
21 births
Total Registered
251
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taiesha
Taiesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 251 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taiesha as a female name
Ranked #13,920 in 1998
6 female births in 1998
Peak: 1991 (21 births)
Taiesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taiesha span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 135 babies were registered. While Taiesha is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Taiesha by Decade
How has Taiesha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Taiesha by State
Taiesha + Last Name Combinations
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Taiesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taiesha?
We estimate approximately 236 people named Taiesha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,452,349 Americans share this first name.
Is Taiesha a common name?
Taiesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 251 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taiesha most popular?
Taiesha reached peak popularity in 1991, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taiesha is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taiesha a female name?
Taiesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taiesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taiesha Smith, Taiesha Johnson, Taiesha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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