Meaning & Origin
A female given name.
Tanisha is a girl's and boy's baby name of American origin, possibly derived from the Hausa name Taniша (meaning 'born on Monday') or created as a blend of names like Tamara and Nisha, meaning 'born on Monday' or 'ambition.'
With over 19,000 recorded births, Tanisha emerged as a distinctly American name in the 1970s and became widely popular in African American communities through the 1980s and 90s. It carries the creative spirit of African American naming innovation — taking elements of existing names and combining them into something new and distinctly cultural. The name has a warm, musical quality that has kept it beloved for decades.