How Many People Are Named Tanishia?
An estimated 526 people in the United States have the first name Tanishia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Tanishia peaked in popularity in 1982 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tanishia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tanishia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
526
About 1 in 651,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1982
34 births
Total Registered
563
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tanishia
Tanishia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 563 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tanishia as a female name
Ranked #16,653 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1982 (34 births)
Tanishia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tanishia span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 263 babies were registered. While Tanishia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tanishia by Decade
How has Tanishia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tanishia by State
Birth registrations for Tanishia span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, Florida. On average, about 6 Tanishias were registered per state.
Tanishia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tanishia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tanishia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tanishia?
We estimate approximately 526 people named Tanishia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 651,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Tanishia a common name?
Tanishia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 563 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tanishia most popular?
Tanishia reached peak popularity in 1982, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tanishia is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tanishia a female name?
Tanishia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tanishia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tanishia Smith, Tanishia Johnson, Tanishia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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