Girls' name · since 1967
Tiesha
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 2,849 babies named Tiesha, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,849
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tiesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,849 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiesha has been recorded 2,849 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2011.
- #3,718 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,849 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiesha ranks #3,718 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,849 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,849
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tiesha's 2,849 recorded births place it above 94.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tiesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tiesha splits its recorded history at 1988: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 208 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tiesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2011
- Peak year (1991)
- 208
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tiesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,219 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Tiesha's strongest decade.
1,219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tiesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
513 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,219 births
- 1990s
1990s
949 births
- 2000s 145
2000s
145 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,219 births (43% of all-time use).
How Tiesha 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 Tiesha's total volume
Tiesha by state
Where Tiesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 329 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 195 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 135 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 109 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 89 | 3.1% |
| #6 | California | | 88 | 3.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 87 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 85 | 3.0% |
329 of 2,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Tiesha appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tiesha's data
- Tiesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,219 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tieshas (329 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 Tiesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
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, 1967–2011 (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 Tiesha 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.