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Tanesha

Pronounced T AE1 N EH1 S HH AA1 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1983
  • 46 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Tanesha?

Tanesha is a girls' name, and first appears in 1969. It has been given to 5,314 children — the 2,028th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2014 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1983, when 287 children were given it.

Tannesha is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Tanesha and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Tannesha

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T AE1 N EH1 S HH AA1
Stress pattern:
111
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Tanesha

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Tanesha

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Tanesha?
Tanesha ranks 2,028th among girls' names in US records, with 5,314 births since 1969. Over the past decade it accounts for 138.
Is Tanesha a unisex name?
No. Tanesha is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tanesha most popular?
1983, when 287 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2014.
How else is Tanesha spelled?
Tannesha. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.