Given name
Tanisha
“born on a Monday”
Tanisha is a variant of Tanesha. One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tanisha is a variant of Tanesha. One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tanisha 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 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tanisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,361
- 21 boys · 19,340 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 758 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,802 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,802 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 758 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 16,310 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.
Tanisha’s family of names
Tanisha has a related form in Tanesha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tanisha
- TanishaaIndian actressborn 1978
- Tanisha CrastoIndian badminton playerborn 2003
- Tanisha WrightAmerican basketball player (born 1983)
- Tanisha LynnAmerican actressborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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