Tanisha Charleston
There are approximately 1 people named Tanisha Charleston living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tanisha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Charleston. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Tanisha
18K
Alive today
Named Charleston
3.6K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1982
Average age: 39
Top Census group: Black or African American (73.1%)
Estimated bearers: 3.6K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #9,793
Per 100K: 1.06
Top ancestry: Black (59.9%)
First name trend
Tanisha: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tanisha. The peak year was 1982 with 758 births. The average person named Tanisha today is 39 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tanisha
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Tanisha, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 73.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tanisha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Tanisha at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American73.1% · 11,918
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 1,211
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.5% · 1,064
- White6.5% · 1,061
- Two or more races5.0% · 823
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 233
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Charleston surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Charleston, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 59.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Charleston described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Charleston at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American59.9% · 1,891
- White28.6% · 902
- Two or more races5.0% · 157
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 113
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.4% · 75
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 19
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Tanisha has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0053% of the US population, based on 18,210 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Tanisha right now.
The surname Charleston appears at a rate of 1.06 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0011%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Tanisha Charleston. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Tanisha Charleston: questions and answers
How many people are named Tanisha Charleston?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Tanisha Charleston. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0053%) with the surname frequency (1.06 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tanisha Charleston?
We classify Tanisha Charleston as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Tanisha a male or female name?
Tanisha is predominantly female. Out of 19,343 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Tanisha profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Tanisha Charleston?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.