Tanesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-NEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Tanesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tanesha come from?
Modern: spelling of Tanisha, Ta- with -nisha
Is Tanesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Tanesha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tanesha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tanesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Tanesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1983, with 280 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Tanesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 44 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,899 |
| 1999 | 53 | #2,637 |
| 1998 | 73 | #2,023 |
| 1997 | 117 | #1,417 |
| 1996 | 110 | #1,483 |
| 1995 | 121 | #1,352 |
| 1994 | 196 | #947 |
| 1993 | 186 | #994 |
| 1992 | 177 | #1,040 |
| 1991 | 257 | #795 |
| 1990 | 246 | #808 |
| 1989 | 212 | #868 |
| 1988 | 225 | #812 |
| 1987 | 208 | #838 |
| 1986 | 219 | #776 |
| 1985 | 201 | #813 |
| 1984 | 242 | #691 |
| 1983 | 280 | #619 |
| 1982 | 218 | #759 |
| 1981 | 237 | #708 |
| 1980 | 220 | #752 |
| 1979 | 205 | #778 |
| 1978 | 182 | #822 |
| 1977 | 172 | #854 |
| 1976 | 168 | #826 |
| 1975 | 136 | #932 |
| 1974 | 122 | #994 |
| 1973 | 93 | #1,169 |
| 1972 | 72 | #1,380 |
| 1971 | 28 | #2,599 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
Names like Tanesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tanisha, Radhika, Aisha, Anisha, Tanvika, Alisha, Anika, Krisha, Priya, Isha, Saanvika, Akshara
Names related to Tanesha
Tenisha, Taneisha, Taneesha, Taniesha, Tanishi, Tanasia, Tynesha, Tyneisha, Tanasha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tanesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanesha, updated 20 October 2026.