Given name
Tanashia
“born on a Monday”
Tanashia is a variant of Tanesha. One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tanashia is a variant of Tanesha. One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tanashia is a variant of Tanesha. An origin associated with Tanesha is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tanashia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 201
- 0 boys · 201 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 181 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.
Tanashia’s family of names
Tanashia has a related form in Tanesha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.