Tasha
Tasha is a primarily English-language feminine given name of Slavic origin, a shortening of Natasha, which means 'Christmas Day'.
- Russian
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tasha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tasha is a primarily English-language feminine given name of Slavic origin, a shortening of Natasha, which means 'Christmas Day'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- English
The Story of Tasha
Tasha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1947, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1980: 2,266 births, good for #130 nationwide. About 46% of every Tasha on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tasha ranks #6,708 for baby girls with 17 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 36K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Tasha
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About the name Tasha
Tasha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 36K births in the dataset. Tasha's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #130. Use the chart and map above to compare Tasha'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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