girl's name

Tanishia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 575

Tanishia is a girl's name. In 1999 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1982, when 34 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.

Tanishia over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 1990s.

263
'70 '80 '90
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Births named Tanishia by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 189
1980s 263
1990s 111

How popular is Tanishia?

In 1999, Tanishia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Tanishia is used

Canada #2,654 5 in 1993
England & Wales #3,867 4 in 2002
United States #15,794 5 in 1999

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tanishia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tanishia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tanishia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tanishia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tanishia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tanishia

How popular is the name Tanishia?

In 1999, Tanishia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tanishia a girl's or a boy's name?

Tanishia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Tanishia most popular?

Tanishia peaked in 1982, when 34 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.