Tanisha is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tanisha means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tanisha across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tanisha has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tanisha is a girl name of Modern American origin meaning “a modern coined name”. A modern name, sometimes linked to a Hausa word for born on Monday.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 19,361 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,119 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 22 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 24 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 36 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tanisha per year, United States (1967 to 2025). United States peaked in 1982 (758/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (132/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1997 (8/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2005 (6/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2011 (5/yr).
Tanisha has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1982, when it ranked #602 nationally (given to 758 babies that year).
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