Girls' name · since 1972
Taneesha
Taneesha has 525 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
525 girls have been named Taneesha since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Taneesha recorded 525 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2010.
- #11,492 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 525 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneesha ranks #11,492 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 525 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taneesha's 525 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Taneesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taneesha splits its recorded history at 1988: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taneesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2010
- Peak year (1991)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Taneesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (215 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Taneesha's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Taneesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
215 births
- 1990s
1990s
175 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 215 births (41% of all-time use).
How Taneesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Taneesha's total volume
Taneesha by state
Where Taneesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Taneesha's data
- Taneesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Taneeshas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taneesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taneesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.