Girls' name · since 1963
Tesha
Tesha has 1,804 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,804
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,804 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tesha has been recorded 1,804 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2007.
- #5,055 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,804 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tesha ranks #5,055 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,804 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,804
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tesha's 1,804 recorded births place it above 93.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tesha splits its recorded history at 1984: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2007
- Peak year (1978)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (768 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Tesha's strongest decade.
768 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 124
1960s
124 births
- 1970s
1970s
768 births
- 1980s
1980s
566 births
- 1990s 301
1990s
301 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 768 births (43% of all-time use).
How Tesha 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 Tesha's total volume
Tesha by state
Where Tesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 93 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 67 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 56 | 3.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 35 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.1% |
93 of 1,804 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Tesha appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tesha's data
- Tesha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (768 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Teshas (93 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1963–2007 (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 Tesha 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.