Is Tanish a boy or girl name?

Tanish is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 601 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.0% were girls and 89.0% were boys.

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Tanish

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Tanish was most popular in 2008, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,168 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 601 people named Tanish.

Tanish over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tanish’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tanish a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tanish is mostly a boy’s name — 11.0% of the 601 Americans given it were girls and 89.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Tanish

Where Tanish is most concentrated

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

California 4.5×

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