The first name Tanisha
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 girls were named Tanisha, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 132 births (#347).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tanisha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tanisha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 girls born in the United States were named Tanisha, the 6,802nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 758 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Tanisha
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tanisha WrightAmerican basketball player (born 1983)
Questions
- How popular is the name Tanisha?
- In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Tanisha, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2010, with 132 births.
- Is Tanisha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 19,361 US babies named Tanisha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tanisha most popular?
- 1982 in the United States, when 758 babies were named Tanisha, its highest rank at 318th.