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Girl name

Tanesha

100% girls · last recorded 2014

Tanesha has been given to about 5,307 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1983, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 5,161
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tanesha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1983 · 280
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,307

How popular is Tanesha?

Its best year was 1983, when 280 babies were given the name, ranking 620th. The typical living American called Tanesha is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Tanesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tanisha0.84
  2. Lakesha0.79
  3. Alesha0.79
  4. Ayesha0.79
  5. Tasha0.74
  6. Tyesha0.74
  7. Anisha0.74
  8. Lakeisha0.68

Middle names for Tanesha

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

Sibling names for Tanesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.81
  2. Bethanysister · 0.79
  3. Meredithsister · 0.78
  4. Dustinbrother · 0.78
  5. Caseyeither · 0.78
  6. Coreybrother · 0.77

Where Tanesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    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.