Given name

Tanysha

“born on a Monday”

Tanysha is a variant of Tanesha. One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Tanysha is a variant of Tanesha. One African interpretation is “born on a Monday.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Tanysha 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 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Tanysha through the years

Babies since 1880
228
0 boys · 228 girls
Most popular year
1982
13 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02468198020002025Highest share 19820.0
Tanysha in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1972–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 227 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.

Tanysha’s family of names

Tanysha has a related form in Tanesha.

Walk Tanysha’s family in the name graph

TanyshaTanishaTaneshaTannysha

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Tanysha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Arabic

Talitha

“a maiden; young girl”

30RareEasing

>99% girls

Greek · Virtue

Tabitha

“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”

45UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Alysha

“noble” · “kind”

30RareSteady

>99% girls

Latin

Trisha

“of noble descent”

30RareCooling

>99% girls

Mythological

Taryn

“of the thunder” · “from the high, rocky hill”

32RareCooling

7% boys · 93% girls

Greek

Tia

“an aunt” · “daughter born to royalty”

39RareEasing

>99% girls

Russian · Royal

Tanya

“queen of the fairies”

29RareCooling

>99% girls

Germanic languages

Alisha

Alisha is a feminine given name from Germanic.

46UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Tanysha’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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