Tanisha is an established girls' name that peaked in 1982 and has since faded.
Tanisha is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,802 for girl births in the United States (and #11,776 across all names), given to 17 babies. Tanisha was first reported in SSA data in 1967 and peaked in 1982 (758 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #6,802 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | #5,132 | — |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #6,901 | — |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #6,443 | — |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #5,384 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #5,299 | — |
| 2019 | 40 | 40 | #3,780 | — |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | #3,996 | — |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | #3,914 | — |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | #3,580 | — |
| 2015 | 53 | 53 | #3,175 | — |
| 2014 | 49 | 49 | #3,322 | — |
| 2013 | 58 | 58 | #2,933 | — |
| 2012 | 72 | 72 | #2,545 | — |
| 2011 | 94 | 103 | #2,069 | — |
| 2010 | 107 | 107 | #1,896 | — |
| 2009 | 85 | 90 | #2,314 | — |
| 2008 | 131 | 142 | #1,711 | — |
| 2007 | 130 | 141 | #1,694 | — |
| 2006 | 136 | 147 | #1,589 | — |
| 2005 | 141 | 158 | #1,493 | — |
| 2004 | 136 | 152 | #1,487 | — |
| 2003 | 135 | 148 | #1,460 | — |
| 2002 | 142 | 157 | #1,367 | — |
| 2001 | 165 | 199 | #1,230 | — |
| 2000 | 165 | 198 | #1,209 | — |
| 1999 | 180 | 219 | #1,107 | — |
| 1998 | 249 | 274 | #857 | — |
| 1997 | 292 | — | #733 | — |
| 1996 | 421 | — | #556 | — |
| 1995 | 447 | — | #534 | — |
| 1994 | 573 | — | #442 | — |
| 1993 | 579 | — | #434 | — |
| 1992 | 668 | — | #388 | — |
| 1991 | 681 | — | #376 | — |
| 1990 | 681 | — | #387 | — |
| 1989 | 623 | — | #402 | #6,164 |
| 1988 | 618 | — | #389 | — |
| 1987 | 685 | — | #350 | — |
| 1986 | 679 | — | #350 | — |
| 1985 | 637 | — | #369 | #6,443 |
| 1984 | 657 | — | #351 | — |
| 1983 | 724 | — | #320 | — |
| 1982 | 758 | — | #318 | — |
| 1981 | 693 | — | #339 | — |
| 1980 | 751 | — | #325 | — |
| 1979 | 687 | — | #343 | — |
| 1978 | 652 | — | #335 | — |
| 1977 | 742 | — | #321 | #5,066 |
| 1976 | 655 | — | #340 | — |
| 1975 | 631 | — | #345 | — |
| 1974 | 611 | — | #354 | — |
| 1973 | 525 | — | #389 | — |
| 1972 | 629 | — | #352 | — |
| 1971 | 374 | — | #506 | — |
| 1970 | 129 | — | #977 | — |
| 1969 | 27 | — | #2,577 | — |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #4,200 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,738 | — |