How Many People Are Named Tasha?
An estimated 33,119 people in the United States have the first name Tasha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Tasha peaked in popularity in 1980 with 2,277 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tasha 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 Tasha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Tasha is overwhelmingly female, 106 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Tasha has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
33,119
About 1 in 10,349 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1980
2,277 births
Total Registered
35,621
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tasha
Tasha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 35,621 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Tasha as a male name
Ranked #9,349 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1981 (15 births)
Tasha as a female name
Ranked #8,349 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (2,266 births)
Tasha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tasha span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 16,312 babies were registered. Tasha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tasha by Decade
How has Tasha 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.
Tasha by State
Birth registrations for Tasha span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, Rhode Island, Delaware. On average, about 652 Tashas were registered per state.
Tasha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tasha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tasha
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tasha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tasha?
We estimate approximately 33,119 people named Tasha 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 10,349 Americans share this first name.
Is Tasha a common name?
Tasha is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35,621 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tasha most popular?
Tasha reached peak popularity in 1980, when 2,277 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tasha is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tasha a female name?
Tasha is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tasha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tasha Smith, Tasha Johnson, Tasha 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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