Given name
Tanesha
“born on a Monday”
Tanesha is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tanesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,307
- 0 boys · 5,307 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 280 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 9 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 280 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,426 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.
Tanesha’s family of names
Tanesha has a related form in Tanisha. Tanesha has a related form in Taneisha. Tanesha has a related form in Tynisha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 30
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Tanishavariant
- Tanneshalikely variant
- Tanessavariant
- Tanesiavariant
- Tanashavariant
- Tanichavariant
- Tanyshavariant
- Tanisheavariant
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- Tanashiavariant
- Taneishavariant
- Taneashavariant
- Tynishavariant
- Teneeshavariant
- Teniciavariant
- Tannishavariant
- Tanishiavariant
- Tanieshavariant
- Taneeshavariant
- Tanesshalikely variant
- Tanesheavariant
- Tanasheavariant
- Tahnieshavariant
- Taneshyavariant
- Taineshavariant
- Tinieshavariant
- Tineciavariant
- Tanniecevariant
- Tanniciavariant
- Tanitiavariant
- Taneshahvariant
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Tanesha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a graceful woman”
>99% girls
Tarana
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>99% girls
Lakeisha
“a lively and healthy woman” · “the favorite”
>99% girls
Tabia
“one who makes incantations” · “a talented woman”
>99% girls
Teka
“he has replaced”
>99% girls
Zulekha
“our precious son”
>99% girls
Taja
“one who is mentioned” · “wearing a crown”
>99% girls