Given name
Tanishia
“born on a Monday”
Tanishia is a variant of Tanesha. One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tanishia is a variant of Tanesha. One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tanishia 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tanishia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 563
- 0 boys · 563 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 34 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 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 448 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.
Tanishia’s family of names
Tanishia 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 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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