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Girl name

Taneisha

100% girls · last recorded 2012

Taneisha has been given to about 2,038 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,987
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Taneisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 113
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,038

How popular is Taneisha?

Its best year was 1990, when 113 babies were given the name, ranking 1408th. The typical living American called Taneisha is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Taneisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tanisha0.87
  2. Tanesha0.87
  3. Lakeisha0.81
  4. Anisha0.78
  5. Tabitha0.68
  6. Alisha0.68
  7. Aisha0.68
  8. Keisha0.68

Middle names for Taneisha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Taneisha Rose0.85
  2. Taneisha Louise0.85
  3. Taneisha June0.84
  4. Taneisha Pearl0.84
  5. Taneisha Quinn0.84
  6. Taneisha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Taneisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.79
  2. Bethanysister · 0.74
  3. Dustinbrother · 0.74
  4. Caseyeither · 0.73
  5. Coreybrother · 0.71
  6. Ambersister · 0.71

Where Taneisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Taneisha White0.80
    2. Taneisha Reyes0.80
    3. Taneisha Nguyen0.80
    4. Taneisha Moore0.80
    5. Taneisha Lee0.80
    6. Taneisha Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Taneisha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.