Name Legacy

Taneshia

Recorded 1970–2007 · United States

Taneshia was most popular in 1987, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,519 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,309 people named Taneshia.

Most popular in1987
Rank that year#2,519
Births that year81
Total since 18801,309
Given to100% girls

Taneshia over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Taneshia’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Taneshia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Taneshia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,309 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.

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Where Taneshia 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