Girls' name · since 2004
Tanishka
Tanishka has 373 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,118 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,577 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 373
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
373 babies have been named Tanishka since 2004, making it today's #10577 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tanishka recorded 373 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #10577 nationally today, ahead of 39% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #14,118 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,577 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 373 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanishka ranks #14,118 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,577 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 373 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,118 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,577 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 373
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tanishka's 373 recorded births place it above 80.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tanishka compares
373 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tanishka's all-time total is 1% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tanishka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 373 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tanishka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tanishka splits its recorded history at 2015: 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 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tanishka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tanishka by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (203 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Tanishka's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Tanishka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
203 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 203 births (54% of all-time use).
Tanishka by state
Where Tanishka concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.3% |
32 of 373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tanishka's data
- Tanishka's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (203 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tanishkas (32 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanishka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Tanishka 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.