Tanisha Patel
There are approximately 19 people named Tanisha Patel living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 18,039,702 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tanisha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Patel. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
19
1 in 18,039,702
Named Tanisha
18K
Alive today
Named Patel
355K
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: 355K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #63
Per 100K: 103.49
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (93.8%)
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 Patel surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Patel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 93.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Patel 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 Patel at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander93.8% · 290,005
- White3.0% · 9,373
- Two or more races1.6% · 4,797
- Black or African American0.6% · 1,946
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,781
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 1,425
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 Patel appears at a rate of 103.49 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1035%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 19 people with the full name Tanisha Patel. 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 Patel: questions and answers
How many people are named Tanisha Patel?
We estimate approximately 19 people in the United States share the full name Tanisha Patel. That works out to about 1 in 18,039,702 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0053%) with the surname frequency (103.49 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tanisha Patel?
We classify Tanisha Patel as "Very Rare". About 1 in 18,039,702 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 common is the name Tanisha Patel?
Find out how many people are called Tanisha Patel on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.