Recorded 1974–2008 Girls' name Peak 1993 235 births

Tanaisha — girls' name

235 babies named Tanaisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s61990s1412000s81
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Tanaisha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

21 babies were named Tanaisha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanaisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Tanaisha between 1974 and 2008, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanaisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanaisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanaisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tanaisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanaisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 235 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tanaisha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

235

Since 1974

35 years of records

Peak year

1993

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1974

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2008

Tanaisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1974

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1993)
21
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
510152025 20082005200219991996199319901974 7

Tanaisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
141 births that decade — 60% of Tanaisha's all-time total
1970s71980s61990s1412000s81

Tanaisha by state

Where Tanaisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tanaisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
33 14.0%
New York share of Tanaisha's total US births 14.0%

33 of 235 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanaisha?
235 babies have been named Tanaisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1993 with 21 births.
When was Tanaisha most popular?
Tanaisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tanaisha most popular?
The top states for the name Tanaisha are New York (33 births).
How long has the name Tanaisha been used?
Tanaisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 35 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Tanaisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.