Tahseen
A feminine Arabic name meaning "to make beautiful or to embellish".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Tahseen. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tahseen today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tahseen births was 2009 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tahseen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tahseen with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tahseen. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
2009
6 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2021 SSA rank
#13,829
Tracked since 2009
Census
Tahseen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 375 people with the first name Tahseen, which placed it at #25,327 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,327
National first-name rank
People counted
375
375 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
77.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tahseen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tahseen is Asian/Pacific Islander at 77.6%. The next largest groups are White (17.6%) and Two or More Races (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tahseen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tahseen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander77.6% · 291
- White17.6% · 66
- Two or more races2.4% · 9
- Black or African American1.3% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.3% · 1
Popularity
Tahseen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tahseen from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tahseen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tahseen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tahseen
The name Tahseen is of Arabic origin, derived from the root word "hasan," which means "beautiful" or "good." It is a name that has been used in various Islamic cultures and regions for centuries.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Tahseen can be found in the poems of the renowned 8th-century Arab poet, Abu Nuwas, who lived from 756 to 814 CE. In his poetic works, he referred to a woman named Tahseen, praising her beauty and grace.
The name Tahseen also holds significance in Islamic literature and religious texts. In the Hadith, a collection of sayings and teachings attributed to Prophet Muhammad, there are references to individuals named Tahseen who were companions of the Prophet or early followers of Islam.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Tahseen. One of the earliest was Tahseen Ibn Ali Al-Husayni, a 10th-century Islamic scholar and jurist from Baghdad, who lived from 932 to 1013 CE. He was renowned for his expertise in Islamic jurisprudence and contributed to the development of Islamic legal thought.
Another famous bearer of the name was Tahseen Pasha, an Ottoman statesman and diplomat who lived from 1835 to 1893. He served as the Grand Vizier (Prime Minister) of the Ottoman Empire from 1878 to 1879 and played a significant role in the modernization efforts of the Empire during the 19th century.
In the realm of literature, Tahseen Najmi was a prominent 20th-century Urdu poet from India, born in 1924. He was widely acclaimed for his ghazals (a form of poetic expression in Urdu) and received numerous awards and accolades for his literary contributions.
Another notable figure with the name Tahseen was Tahseen Mustafa, an Iraqi politician and human rights activist who lived from 1958 to 2009. He was a vocal advocate for democracy and human rights in Iraq, and his efforts earned him recognition both nationally and internationally.
Lastly, Tahseen Shamsuddin was a renowned Pakistani economist and academic who lived from 1927 to 2006. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Karachi and made significant contributions to the field of economics in his country and beyond.
People
Tahseen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tahseen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tahseen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tahseen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tahseen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Tahseen a common name?
We classify Tahseen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tahseen most popular?
The single biggest year for Tahseen was 2009, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tahseen is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tahseen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 375 people with the name Tahseen, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,327 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tahseen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tahseen?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tahseen on both sides of the split. Of the 381 people counted with this name, 201 were male (52.8%) and 180 were female (47.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tahseen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tahseen is Asian/Pacific Islander at 77.6%. The next largest groups are White (17.6%) and Two or More Races (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tahseen most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Tahseen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.6% (291 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tahseen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tahseen a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tahseen in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tahseen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tahseen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tahseen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Tahseen?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.