How Many People Are Named Taisha?
An estimated 2,678 people in the United States have the first name Taisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Taisha peaked in popularity in 1984 with 123 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taisha 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 Taisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,678
About 1 in 127,989 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1984
123 births
Total Registered
2,825
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taisha
Taisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,825 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taisha as a female name
Ranked #5,920 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (123 births)
Taisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,051 babies were registered. Taisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taisha by Decade
How has Taisha 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.
Taisha by State
Birth registrations for Taisha span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Maryland, Utah, Ohio. On average, about 111 Taishas were registered per state.
Taisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taisha
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Taisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taisha?
We estimate approximately 2,678 people named Taisha 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 127,989 Americans share this first name.
Is Taisha a common name?
Taisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,825 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taisha most popular?
Taisha reached peak popularity in 1984, when 123 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taisha is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taisha a female name?
Taisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taisha Smith, Taisha Johnson, Taisha 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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