Tanasha
Feminine
Tanasha is a name that sounds like Tanisha and Natasha at once. Its first syllables spell Tana, the great lake of the Ethiopian highlands where the Blue Nile begins.
How old is the name Tanasha?
Tanasha first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Tanasha alive today was born around 1988, making them about 37 years old. About 600 people named Tanasha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tanasha most popular?
Tanasha peaked in 1975, reaching #3155 nationally. See the whole 1975 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Tanasha
Lake Tana, high on the Ethiopian plateau, is the source of the Blue Nile, which pours out of its southern shore toward the Sudan and Egypt; on its islands stand old monasteries that kept manuscripts and, by tradition, royal treasures through centuries of war. Tanasha was not named for the lake; it came from Tanisha and Natasha. But its opening sound is the name of a lake where a great river begins.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Tanasha may blend Tanisha and Natasha, and nothing records which.
Pronouncing Tanasha
tuh-NAH-shuh
Three syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Tanasha
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most girls named
- 199228 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3155reached in 1975
- Change vs 2006
- −33.3%6 in 2007, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tanashas among us
people named Tanasha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Tanasha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Easy to say once heard.
- Comes with Tasha as a ready short form.
- Rare, so a Tanasha is unlikely to share her name.
- People will hear Tanisha or Natasha.
- It is closely tied to its era.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tanashas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Tanasha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tanasha in 2025?
- Tanasha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Tanasha with classmates?
- Tanasha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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