Recorded 1972–2003 Girls' name Peak 1983 285 births

Tanesia — girls' name

285 babies named Tanesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s761980s1271990s652000s17
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tanesia was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tanesia in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 285 babies named Tanesia between 1972 and 2003, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanesia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanesia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanesia 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 285 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.

Tanesia at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

285

Since 1972

32 years of records

Peak year

1983

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1972

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2003

Tanesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1972

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1983)
20
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 20031998199219881984198019761972 5

Tanesia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
127 births that decade — 45% of Tanesia's all-time total
1970s761980s1271990s652000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanesia?
285 babies have been named Tanesia since 1972. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1983 with 20 births.
When was Tanesia most popular?
Tanesia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Tanesia been used?
Tanesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 32 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Tanesia?
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, 1972–2003 (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.