Girls' name · since 1971
Taniesha
Taniesha has 775 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 775
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taniesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 775 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taniesha has been recorded 775 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2004.
- #8,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 775 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taniesha ranks #8,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 775 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 775
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taniesha's 775 recorded births place it above 87.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Taniesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taniesha's full recorded timeline at 1988, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taniesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2004
- Peak year (1991)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Taniesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (337 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Taniesha's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Taniesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 120
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
337 births
- 1990s
1990s
263 births
- 2000s 55
2000s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 337 births (43% of all-time use).
How Taniesha 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 Taniesha's total volume
Taniesha by state
Where Taniesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 4.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 33 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
34 of 775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Taniesha's data
- Taniesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tanieshas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taniesha: 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 (~33 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, 1971–2004 (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 Taniesha 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.