Recorded 1973–1984 Girls' name Peak 1983 68 births

Tanisia — girls' name

68 babies named Tanisia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s22
1970s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Tanisia was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tanisia in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanisia

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Tanisia between 1973 and 1984, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanisia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanisia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tanisia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanisia 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 68 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.

Tanisia at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

68

Since 1973

12 years of records

Peak year

1983

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1973

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1984

Tanisia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1973

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1983)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 19841983197819771976197519741973 9

Tanisia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 68% of Tanisia's all-time total
1970s461980s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanisia?
68 babies have been named Tanisia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1983 with 11 births.
When was Tanisia most popular?
Tanisia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Tanisia been used?
Tanisia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 12 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Tanisia?
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, 1973–1984 (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.