Tashi
Tashi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tibetan, Bhutanese.
- Tibetan
- Bhutanese
Meaning & Origin of Tashi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tashi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tibetan, Bhutanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Tibetan
- Bhutanese
The Story of Tashi
As a girl name
American parents first put Tashi on the record books as a girl name in 1966, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 30 Tashis were born — ranking #3,225 that year. About 23% of every Tashi on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Tashi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 482 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tashi as a boy name dates back to 2003, when 8 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Tashi — #6,823 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Tashi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Tashi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 133 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tashi
Tashi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 482 births in the dataset. Tashi's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #3,225. Use the chart and map above to compare Tashi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.