Amanda vs Tanisha
Amanda and Tanishacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Amanda was ranked #254 and Tanisha #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Amanda was ranked #363 and Tanisha #311 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Amanda was ranked #983 and Tanisha #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Tanisha over time
Amanda and Tanisha appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tanisha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amanda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tanisha in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amanda and Tanisha changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #983 and #2278.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Tanisha were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #983 and #2278.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Amanda held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Tanisha in 11.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #170 in 1996, Tanisha #303 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amanda #983, Tanisha #2278.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2000–2013
Amanda held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Tanisha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #134 in 2001, Tanisha #461 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Amanda #254, Tanisha #894.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Amanda | Tanisha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda and Tanisha both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Amanda
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1954–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #983 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Tanisha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #393 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2011
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls