Is Tanisha a boy or girl name?
Tanisha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 0 boys were named Tanisha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 19,343 US babies named Tanisha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,264
- Babies named Tanisha since 1967
- 19,343
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 758 babies
Boys and girls named Tanisha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1970s | 7 | 5,628 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 14 | 6,811 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,771 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,366 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 593 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 109 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,264 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,894 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,436 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,379 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,298 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,777 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,914 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,577 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,173 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,322 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,933 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,543 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,069 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,896 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,314 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,711 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,589 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,493 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,487 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,460 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,367 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,230 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,209 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,107 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 249 | #857 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 292 | #733 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 421 | #556 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 447 | #534 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 573 | #442 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 579 | #434 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 668 | #388 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 681 | #376 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 681 | #387 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,162 | 615 | #402 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 618 | #389 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 685 | #350 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 679 | #350 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,443 | 631 | #369 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 657 | #351 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 724 | #320 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 758 | #318 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 693 | #339 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 751 | #325 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 687 | #343 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 652 | #335 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,066 | 735 | #321 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 655 | #340 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 631 | #345 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 611 | #354 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 525 | #389 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 629 | #352 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 374 | #506 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 129 | #978 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,578 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,200 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,738 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tanisha reached #5,066 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #318 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tanisha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.