Girls' name · since 1973
Tilisha
49 babies named Tilisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tilisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tilisha has been recorded 49 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1990.
- #35,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tilisha ranks #35,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tilisha's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tilisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tilisha splits its recorded history at 1983: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tilisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1990
- Peak year (1983)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Tilisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (32 births, 65% of the file).
1980s was Tilisha's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Tilisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 32 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Tilisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Tilisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1973–1990 (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 Tilisha 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.