Recorded 1971–1995 Girls' name Peak 1979 66 births

Tannisha — girls' name

66 babies named Tannisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s211990s6
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Tannisha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tannisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tannisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Tannisha between 1971 and 1995, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tannisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tannisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tannisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tannisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tannisha 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 66 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.

Tannisha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

66

Since 1971

25 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1971

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1995

Tannisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1971

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 1995198919881983198019791976197519721971 5

Tannisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
39 births that decade — 59% of Tannisha's all-time total
1970s391980s211990s6

Tannisha by state

Where Tannisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tannisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 7.6%
Michigan share of Tannisha's total US births 7.6%

5 of 66 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tannisha?
66 babies have been named Tannisha since 1971. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Tannisha most popular?
Tannisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Tannisha most popular?
The top states for the name Tannisha are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Tannisha been used?
Tannisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 25 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Tannisha?
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, 1971–1995 (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.