Girls' name · since 1886
Tisha
Tisha has 9,552 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,552
- born since 1886
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tisha is the #6123 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,552 recorded since 1886.
Tisha has 9,552 recorded births among girls since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6123 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #1,729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,123 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,552 born since 1886
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tisha ranks #1,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,123 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,552 born since 1886, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,552
- born since 1886
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tisha's 9,552 recorded births place it above 97.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tisha compares
9,552 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tisha's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,552 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 868 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tisha's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 868, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 868
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Tisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5,076 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Tisha's strongest decade.
5,076 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Tisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 127
1950s
127 births
- 1960s 1,105
1960s
1,105 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,076 births
- 1980s 1,936
1980s
1,936 births
- 1990s 827
1990s
827 births
- 2000s 207
2000s
207 births
- 2010s 133
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5,076 births (53% of all-time use).
How Tisha 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 Tisha's total volume
Tisha by state
Where Tisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 962 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 636 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 608 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 516 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 365 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 275 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 258 | 2.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 253 | 2.6% |
962 of 9,552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Tisha appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tisha's data
- Tisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (5,076 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tishas (962 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Tisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Tisha 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.