Tasha is a primarily English-language feminine given name of Slavic origin, a shortening of

Natasha Natasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia, which means "born on Christmas Day". Notable people * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican swimmer * Natasha Allegri (born 1986), American creator, ...

, which means 'Christmas Day'. Notable people with the given name include: * Tasha Alexander (born 1969), American author *

Tasha Baxter Tasha Baxter (born 2 July 1981) is a South African singer-songwriter. Baxter has 5 South African Music Awards nominations and won "Best Pop Album" and "Newcomer of the Year" for her album "Colour of Me". Baxter is most well known in South Afri ...

(born 1981), South African singer-songwriter * Tasha Beeds, Canadian academic and professor * Tasha Biltmore, American actress, playwright and director *

Tasha Boerner Tasha Nicolle Boerner (formerly Boerner Horvath; born February 1, 1973) is an American politician who is serving in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, she represents the 77th Assembly District, which encompasses coastal parts of norther ...

(born 1973), American politician * Tasha Butts (1982–2023), American basketball player *

Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers (born 19 September 1977) is a British Olympic Games, Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was born in London to two athletes, Dorrett McKoy and ...

(born 1977), British athlete *

Tasha de Vasconcelos Tasha Sandra Mota e Cunha de Vasconcelos (born 15 August 1966) is a Mozambican-born Portuguese-Canadian model, actress and humanitarian ambassador. She is also the ambassador for the Institut Pasteur. She has just been appointed as a UN Women G ...

(born 1996), Mozambican-born Portuguese-Canadian model, actress and humanitarian ambassador *

Tasha Holiday Tasha Holiday is an American contemporary R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Just the Way You Like It (song), Just the Way You Like It" which peaked in the top thirty of the ''Billboar ...

(born 1977/78), American singer *

Tasha Hubbard Tasha Hubbard is a Canadian First Nations/Cree filmmaker and educator based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Hubbard's credits include three National Film Board of Canada documentaries exploring Indigenous rights in Canada: '' Two Worlds Colliding'', a ...

(born 1973), Canadian filmmaker and educator * Tasha Humphrey (born 1985), American basketball player * Tasha Inniss, American mathematician and educator *

Tasha Kheiriddin Tasha Kheiriddin (born 1970) is a Canadian public affairs commentator, consultant, lawyer, policy analyst and writer. Kheiriddin is known for her work in journalism, television, and conservative political thought. A graduate of McGill University ...

(born 1970), Canadian public affairs commentator, consultant, lawyer, political analyst and writer *

Tasha Layton Tasha Layton (born October 27, 1982) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and author. Layton had her first CCM radio hit in 2019 with her debut radio single "Love Lifting Me". However, her second radio single, "Into t ...

(born 1982), American Christian singer, songwriter and author *

Tasha Cobbs Leonard Natasha Tameika Cobbs Leonard (born July 7, 1981) is an American gospel musician and songwriter. She released the extended play ''Grace'' in 2013 with the hit lead single " Break Every Chain". The EP reached No. 61 on the ''Billboard'' charts. ...

(born 1981), American gospel musician and songwriter *

Tasha Low Tasha Low (born Natasha Low Yi Ling on 11 October 1993) is a Singaporeans, Singaporean actress and singer. She was the leader of the South Korean girl group, Skarf from 2012 to 2014. Low is currently based in Singapore. She made her feature fi ...

(born 1993), Singaporean actress and singer *

Tasha Marbury LaTasha Marbury (January 11, 1976) is an American reality show personality and cast member of VH1's reality series '' Basketball Wives''. She was a member of the season 5 cast which premiered August 19, 2013. Personal life Tasha Marbury was born ...

(born 1976), American reality show personality *

Tasha Nelson Tasha Marie Nelson (born July 1, 1974) is an American former alpine skier who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics. She was born in Mound, Minnesota Mound is a city in western Hennepin County, Minnesota, United State ...

(born 1974), American alpine skier * Tasha Nykyforak (born 1982), Australian netball player *

Tasha Page-Lockhart Tasha Page House (born March 21, 1983, as Natasha Marie Page) is an American Christian R&B and urban contemporary gospel artist and musician. She won the gospel singing competition, ''Sunday Best'', in season six of BET. She started her music c ...

(born 1983), American Christian artist and musician *

Tasha Pointer Natasha Pointer (born June 27, 1979) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She was drafted in the fourth round of the 2001 WNBA draft by the ...

(born 1979), American basketball coach and player *

Tasha Reign Rachel Swimmer (born January 15, 1989), known professionally as Tasha Reign, is an American pornographic actress, nude model, producer, and sex columnist known for her appearances in ''Playboy'' and '' Penthouse'' magazine. Early life Born in ...

(born 1989), American pornographic actress, nude model, producer and sex columnist *

Tasha the Amazon Tasha the Amazon, born Tasha Schumann, is a Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter, hip hop producer,

(real name Tasha Schumann), Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter, hip hop producer, author and Youtuber *

Tasha Schwikert Tasha Schwikert Moser (born November 21, 1984) is a retired American gymnast who is a 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, a World Gymnastics Championships team gold medalist, the 2001 and 2002 U.S. senior national all-around champion and the 2005 and ...

(born 1984), American gymnast *

Tasha Scott Tasha Scott is an American actress and singer. Scott acted in several productions in the 1980s and 1990s. She appeared in a number of television shows, including '' Snoops'', '' South Central'' and ''The Parent 'Hood'', and in movies such as '' Tr ...

, American actress and singer *

Tasha Smith Tasha Smith (born February 28, 1971) is an American actress and director. She began her career in a starring role on the NBC comedy series '' Boston Common'' (1996–97), and later appeared in numerous movies and television series. Smith has ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Tasha Spillett-Sumner Tasha Spillett is a Canadian author and educator. She is best known for her young adult graphic novel series ''Surviving the City'', volume 1 of which won the Best Work in an Alternative Format at the 2019 Indigenous Voices Awards. Career Spi ...

, Canadian author and educator *

Tasha Sounart Tasha Sounart (née Wedeen, formerly Harris) is an American animator, artist, video game designer, and writer. She was the designer of Double Fine's adventure RPG '' Costume Quest''. She is currently an Associate Creative Director of Theme Parks ...

, American animator, artist, video game designer and writer *

Tasha Steelz Latasha Harris (born April 3, 1988), better known by her ring name Tasha Steelz, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former one-time Knockouts World Champion, and a former t ...

(born 1988), American professional wrestler * Tasha St. Louis (born 1983), Trinidadian footballer * Tasha Suri, British author and academic librarian * Tasha Taylor, American vocalist, songwriter and actress *

Tasha Thomas Tasha Thomas ( – November 8, 1984) was an American singer and actress, known for her role as Aunt Em in the original Broadway production of '' The Wiz''. Thomas also had a hit single, "Shoot Me (With Your Love)", from her 1979 album, ''Midn ...

( 1945–1984), American singer and actress * Tasha Tilberg (born 1979), Canadian fashion model *

Tasha Tudor Tasha Tudor (August 28, 1915 – June 18, 2008) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. Biography Tasha Tudor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, as Starling Burgess, the daughter of naval architect W. Starling Burgess and no ...

(1915–2008), American illustrator and writer * Tasha (musician) (real name Tasha Viets-VanLear), American musician * Tasha Williams (athlete) (born 1973), New Zealand hammer thrower

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Tasha Andrews Natasha "Tasha" Hunter (also Andrews) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Isabel Lucas. She made her first screen appearance in the episode broadcast on 31 July 2003. Tasha departed the series on 10 ...

, ''Home and Away'' character *

Tasha Yar Natasha "Tasha" Yar is a character that mainly appeared in the first season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Portrayed by Denise Crosby, Yar is chief of security aboard the Starfleet sta ...

, ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' character *Tasha, a character from ''

The Backyardigans ''The Backyardigans'' ( ) is an animated musical children's television series created by Janice Burgess for Nickelodeon. The series was written and recorded at Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It centers on five anthropomorphic animal neighbors ...

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