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Tashema

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How to Pronounce Tashema

Pronounced tuh-SHEE-mah /təˈʃiː.mə/Medium

Meaning: Tashema's origin is not firmly documented; it reads as a constructed name joining the Ta- prefix, common in later-twentieth-century American girls' names, with a -shema ending, without a confirmed older-language root.Low

In 30 seconds: Tashema is a rare American girl's name of uncertain origin, likely a Ta- prefix coinage. It appeared in the 1970s, peaking around 1977 (said tuh-SHEE-mah).

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningTashema's origin is not firmly documented; it reads as a constructed name joining the Ta- prefix, common in later-twentieth-century American girls' names, with a -shema ending, without a confirmed older-language root.

U.S. rank (1996)#15657 ↘ Falling

1996 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1977

Total births (all-time)≈ 255

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tashema does not trace to a single confirmed root; it most plausibly joins the popular Ta- prefix with an invented ending, a pattern common in American naming of its decade. We note the uncertainty honestly rather than assign a false etymology.

Tashema was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1977, and it faded from records by the mid-1990s. It remains a distinctly rare, era-specific name.

Did you know? Tashema belongs to a family of Ta- prefixed names, like Tasha and Tamika, that American parents built freely in the 1970s and 1980s rather than drawing from an older-language source.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Tashema — Origin not firmly documented; likely Ta- prefix coinage

Variations

TasheemaTashimaTashemah

Nicknames

TashaShema

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tashema mean?

Its origin is not firmly documented; it reads as a constructed name joining the Ta- prefix with an invented ending.

How do you pronounce Tashema?

It is said tuh-SHEE-mah /təˈʃiː.mə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Tashema a boy or girl name?

Tashema is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tashema?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late 1970s.