Is Tarsha a boy or girl name?

Tarsha is a girl’s name. Of the 2,375 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Tarsha

Recorded 1961–1996 · United States

Tarsha was most popular in 1974, when 246 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,125 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,375 people named Tarsha.

Tarsha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tarsha’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tarsha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tarsha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,375 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tarsha

Where Tarsha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org