Recorded 1972–2007 Girls' name Peak 1982 228 births

Tanysha — girls' name

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.

1970s421980s541990s892000s43
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tanysha was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tanysha in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Tanysha between 1972 and 2007, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanysha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanysha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanysha 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 228 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.

Tanysha at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

228

Since 1972

36 years of records

Peak year

1982

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1972

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tanysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1972

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1982)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 200720021998199419901984198019751972 5

Tanysha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
89 births that decade — 39% of Tanysha's all-time total
1970s421980s541990s892000s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanysha?
228 babies have been named Tanysha since 1972. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1982 with 13 births.
When was Tanysha most popular?
Tanysha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Tanysha been used?
Tanysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 36 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tanysha?
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, 1972–2007 (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.