How Many People Are Named Tanisha?
people named Tanisha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 18,268 people in the US has this name
Based on 19,361 babies named Tanisha in Social Security records from 1967 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
758 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Combination of the popular name element Tan (from names such as TANYA) and the common name suffix sha.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Tanisha in English. Counting Tanisha and these spellings together, about 23,846 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Tanisha (99.9%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Tanisha alive today is about 38 years old, and 83% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 47 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Tanisha first appears in the records in 1967 and was given most often in 1982, to 758 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1967 to 2025
π Rank History
Tanisha has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #318, in 1982. In 2025 it ranked #6,801.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,801 |
| Best rank | #318 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #357 in the 1980s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Tanisha alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tanisha were born in New York than in any other state: about 2,082 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tanisha was given 2.8 times as often in District of Columbia, 1.9 times in New Jersey and 1.7 times in Michigan.
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