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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Taneisha

Taneisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1230th; the most babies were born in 1990 (113). More babies were named Taneisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1990113 babies
Total since 1880
2,038babies recorded

Taneisha popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#5,91519
1990#1,408113
1980#1,95955
1970——
1960——
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1910——
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1880——

How popular is Taneisha, counting every spelling?

Taneisha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Taneisha?

About 2,000 people born in the US named Taneisha are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 33 and 43. That makes Taneisha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Taneisha by state

How common Taneisha was among girls born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×), Illinois (1.6×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIL0.09Michigan: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMI0.07New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.02Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMD0.04Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNC0.10South Carolina: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesSC0.18District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMS0.07Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesGA0.09Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesFL0.11
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Taneisha, girls, 1988–1992. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Taneisha

How popular is the name Taneisha?

Taneisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1230th; the most babies were born in 1990 (113). More babies were named Taneisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Taneisha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,038 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Taneisha most popular?

In 1988–1992, Taneisha was most common in South Carolina (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and North Carolina.