Holding steady.
Popularity of Tashonda since 1972
Babies named Tashonda per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1982, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tashonda's real moment was 1976.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 120 |
| 1980s | 161 |
| 1990s | 105 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tashonda is a modern invented name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1972, a creation of the early 1970s naming trend that favored melodic, distinctive names for girls. Its peak year was 1976, when it reached its highest popularity, though it never entered the national top 1000. The name has maintained a stable trajectory without sharp rises or declines since the 1970s. Its origins are purely modern, reflecting a pattern of combining the prefix 'Ta-' with the suffix '-shonda', similar to other coinages of the era. Tashonda remains a rare but recognizable name, primarily used among African American communities. No top states recorded significant usage, as the name never clustered in any region heavily enough to appear on state-level lists.
Tashonda is a modern invented name, likely formed from the popular prefix 'Ta-' combined with the fashionable '-shonda' suffix, reminiscent of names like LaShonda or Shauna. It first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1972 and saw modest use, peaking in 1976. The name has no known historical or linguistic roots before its 20th-century creation.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tasha, Shonda, Tash
Sibling names for Tashonda
Names that share Tashonda's style, for a brother or sister.
