Recorded 2008–2017 Unisex name Peak 2015 18 births

Tinashe — unisex name

18 babies named Tinashe in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Tinashe since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

18
total births
2008–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Tinashe was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tinashe in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tinashe

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Tinashe between 2008 and 2017, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tinashe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Tinashe is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tinashe performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tinashe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tinashe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tinashe at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

18

Since 2008

10 years of records

Peak year

2015

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2008

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2017

Tinashe popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2008

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2015)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 201720152008 5

Tinashe popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2009 (Tinashe as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2009 5

Tinashe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13 births that decade — 72% of Tinashe's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tinashe?
18 babies have been named Tinashe since 2008. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2015 with 8 births.
When was Tinashe most popular?
Tinashe was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Is Tinashe a unisex name?
Yes, Tinashe is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 18 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Tinashe been used?
Tinashe has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 10 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Tinashe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tina, Tinsley, Tinley, Tiny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.