Girls' name · since 1972
Tanysha
228 babies named Tanysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
228 girls have been named Tanysha since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tanysha recorded 228 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2007.
- #18,507 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 228 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanysha ranks #18,507 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 228 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tanysha's 228 recorded births place it above 74.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tanysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanysha's full recorded timeline at 1991, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2007
- Peak year (1982)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tanysha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (89 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Tanysha's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tanysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 89 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Tanysha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2000s (43) -- 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 Tanysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1972–2007 (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 Tanysha 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.