Tanisha Girl
How popular is Tanisha?
#6,545 girl name in 2025
17 baby girls were named Tanisha in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
18,780living people named Tanisha (est.)
41median age of people named Tanisha
19,361babies named Tanisha since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Tanisha popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,545 for girls (▼ 1527 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-68% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,129 in 2015, #5,165 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1982 (758 girls) |
| Highest rank | #318 in 1982 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Tanisha is most popular
Babies named Tanisha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Tanisha by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44 | #2,515 |
| 1970s | 5,628 | #321 |
| 1980s | 6,811 | #318 |
| 1990s | 4,771 | #376 |
| 2000s | 1,366 | #1,201 |
| 2010s | 593 | #1,886 |
| 2020s | 127 | #5,018 |
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Questions
- Is Tanisha a boy or girl name?
- Tanisha is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tanisha were girls.
- How popular is the name Tanisha?
- 17 baby girls were named Tanisha in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
- When was Tanisha most popular?
- Tanisha peaked in 1982, when 758 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #318 in 1982.
- How many people are named Tanisha?
- 19,361 babies have been named Tanisha in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,780 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 41.
- Where is Tanisha most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tanisha was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.