Name Legacy

Taneisha

Recorded 1971–2012 · United States

Taneisha was most popular in 1990, when 113 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,337 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,038 people named Taneisha.

Most popular in1990
Rank that year#2,337
Births that year113
Total since 18802,038
Given to100% girls

Taneisha over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Taneisha’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Taneisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Taneisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,038 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Taneisha

Where Taneisha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org