Girls' name · since 1973
Tanisa
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Tanisa, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
76 girls have been named Tanisa since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tanisa recorded 76 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1995.
- #30,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanisa ranks #30,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #30,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tanisa's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tanisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanisa's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1995
- Peak year (1977)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Tanisa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (38 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Tanisa's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tanisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 38 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Tanisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1990s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1973–1995 (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 Tanisa 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.