Girls' name · since 1968
Tamisha
2,188 babies named Tamisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,188
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tamisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,188 recorded since 1968.
Tamisha has 2,188 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2007.
- #4,434 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,188 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamisha ranks #4,434 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,188 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,188
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tamisha's 2,188 recorded births place it above 93.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tamisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamisha's full recorded timeline at 1988, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 122 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2007
- Peak year (1974)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Tamisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (882 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Tamisha's strongest decade.
882 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tamisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
787 births
- 1980s
1980s
882 births
- 1990s
1990s
417 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 882 births (40% of all-time use).
How Tamisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tamisha's total volume
Tamisha by state
Where Tamisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 256 | 11.7% |
| #2 | California | | 193 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 174 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 83 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 78 | 3.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 56 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 45 | 2.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 23 | 1.1% |
256 of 2,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Tamisha appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tamisha's data
- Tamisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (882 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tamishas (256 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tamisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.