Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Taisha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,838
- 0 boys · 2,838 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 123 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,300 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +66%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,300 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 65.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 123 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,432 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Taisha’s family of names
Taisha may belong to the same name family as TAISSHA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
Similar names
If you love Taisha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Talitha
“a maiden; young girl”
>99% girls
Trisha
“of noble descent”
>99% girls
Tia
“an aunt” · “daughter born to royalty”
>99% girls
Alysha
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Tabitha
“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
>99% girls
Taryn
“of the thunder” · “from the high, rocky hill”
7% boys · 93% girls
Kaysha
>99% girls
Terra
“goddess of the earth; the land itself”
>99% girls