Girls' name · since 1969
Tinesha
762 babies named Tinesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 762
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
762 girls have been named Tinesha since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tinesha recorded 762 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2003.
- #9,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 762 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tinesha ranks #9,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 762 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 762
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tinesha's 762 recorded births place it above 87.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tinesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tinesha's full recorded timeline at 1985, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tinesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2003
- Peak year (1982)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Tinesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (341 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Tinesha's strongest decade.
341 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Tinesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s
1980s
341 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 341 births (45% of all-time use).
How Tinesha 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 Tinesha's total volume
Tinesha by state
Where Tinesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.8% |
| #3 | California | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
18 of 762 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tinesha's data
- Tinesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (341 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tineshas (18 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tinesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1969–2003 (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 Tinesha 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.