Tashan
The Story of Tashan
As a girl name
Tashan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 5 births, good for #9,068 nationwide. About 50% of every Tashan on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Tashan last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tashan as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 28 newborns named Tashan — #2,432 in the national rankings. About 68% of every Tashan on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Tashan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 123 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tashan
Tashan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 123 births in the dataset. Tashan's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,432. Use the chart and map above to compare Tashan'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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