Tanishi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-NEE-shee
- Origin
- Modern
Tanishi is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tanishi come from?
Modern: modern US coinage, in the style of Tanisha
Is Tanishi a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanishi is a girls' name.
How popular is Tanishi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the girls named Tanishi in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanishi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
Names like Tanishi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Navi, Anvi, Aashvi, Dhriti, Avani, Savani, Avaya, Nirvi, Vaani, Anvika, Pranshi
Names related to Tanishi
Tanisha, Tanis, Tanesha, Taneisha, Tanasha, Tanaisha, Taniesha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Tanishi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanishi, updated 20 October 2026.