Recorded 1969–2003 Girls' name Peak 1982 762 births

Tinesha — girls' name

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.

1960s51970s1791980s3411990s2162000s21
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tinesha was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

42 babies were named Tinesha in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tinesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 762 babies named Tinesha between 1969 and 2003, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tinesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tinesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 341 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tinesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tinesha in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tinesha 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 762 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.

Tinesha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

762

Since 1969

35 years of records

Peak year

1982

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1969

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2003

Tinesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1969

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1982)
42
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
01020304050 20031996199119861981197619711969 5

Tinesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
341 births that decade — 45% of Tinesha's all-time total
1960s51970s1791980s3411990s2162000s21

Tinesha by state

Where Tinesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Tinesha
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%
New York share of Tinesha's total US births 2.4%
Even split

18 of 762 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tinesha?
762 babies have been named Tinesha since 1969. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1982 with 42 births.
When was Tinesha most popular?
Tinesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 341 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Tinesha most popular?
The top states for the name Tinesha are New York (18 births), Illinois (14 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Tinesha been used?
Tinesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 35 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Tinesha?
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.

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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, 1969–2003 (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.