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Tanisha

100% girls · 17 born in 2025

Tanisha has been given to about 19,361 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 18,810
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tanisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1982 · 758
  • Born in 202517
  • All time19,361
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Tanisha?

Its best year was 1982, when 758 babies were given the name, ranking 318th. The typical living American called Tanisha is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Tanisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anisha0.89
  2. Tanesha0.84
  3. Tabitha0.79
  4. Alisha0.79
  5. Aisha0.79
  6. Latisha0.79
  7. Lakisha0.79
  8. Daisha0.79

Middle names for Tanisha

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

Sibling names for Tanisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.88
  2. Laceysister · 0.86
  3. Aracelisister · 0.86
  4. Kareembrother · 0.85
  5. Coreybrother · 0.85
  6. Jaimeeither · 0.84

Where Tanisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.