Tahsin
Tahsin is an Arabic word which means improve, enhance, or enrich. It is used primarily for males (97.3%) and though in some cases it is use for females (2.7%) in Arabic-speaking and Muslim countries.
Meaning & Origin of Tahsin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tahsin is an Arabic word which means improve, enhance, or enrich. It is used primarily for males (97.3%) and though in some cases it is use for females (2.7%) in Arabic-speaking and Muslim countries.
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The Story of Tahsin
As a girl name
Tahsin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1998, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 8 births, good for #10,122 nationwide. About 58% of every Tahsin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Tahsin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 19 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Tahsin on the record books as a boy name in 1995, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 10 Tahsins were born — ranking #6,976 that year. About 42% of every Tahsin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Tahsin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 115 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tahsin
Tahsin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 115 births in the dataset. Tahsin's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #6,976. Use the chart and map above to compare Tahsin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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