Girls' name · since 1971
Tannisha
Tannisha has 66 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tannisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 66 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tannisha has been recorded 66 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. 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 1995.
- #31,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tannisha ranks #31,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tannisha's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Tannisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tannisha's full recorded timeline at 1980, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tannisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1979)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Tannisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (39 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Tannisha's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Tannisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 39 births (59% of all-time use).
Tannisha by state
Where Tannisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 7.6% |
5 of 66 births nationwide.
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- Tannisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Tannishas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Tannisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1971–1995 (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 Tannisha 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.