Recorded 1977–1998 Girls' name Peak 1990 88 births

Taneasha — girls' name

88 babies named Taneasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s471990s35
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Taneasha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Taneasha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taneasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Taneasha between 1977 and 1998, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taneasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taneasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Taneasha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taneasha 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 88 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.

Taneasha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

88

Since 1977

22 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1977

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1998

Taneasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1977

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 1998199519901988198519831977 6

Taneasha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
47 births that decade — 53% of Taneasha's all-time total
1970s61980s471990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taneasha?
88 babies have been named Taneasha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Taneasha most popular?
Taneasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Taneasha been used?
Taneasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 22 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Taneasha?
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, 1977–1998 (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.